San Gabriel Mountains · California · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

San Gabriel Peak

6,164 ft

Elevation6,164 ftabove sea level

Prominence1,561 ftindependent height

Isolation3.0 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul84°average high

34.24° N, 118.10° WElevation 6,164 ftUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit6,164 ft
Mid-mountain3,773 ft
Valley · Altadena1,358 ft

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

San Gabriel Peak in brief

San Gabriel Peak rises to 6,164 ft in the San Gabriel Mountains, California, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,561 ft.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 85°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Altadena, 4.2 mi to the SW at 1,358 ft.

Facts

Elevation: 6,164 ft
Prominence: 1,561 ft
Range: San Gabriel Mountains
Region: California
Country: United States
Coordinates: 34.2433, -118.0980
Nearest airport: Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) · 15 mi

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of San Gabriel Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for San Gabriel Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	55°	54°	58°	62°	69°	78°	84°	85°	80°	71°	62°	54°
Average low	37°	35°	38°	40°	47°	56°	63°	63°	57°	50°	42°	36°
Precipitation	4.8 in	5.4 in	3.6 in	2.0 in	0.6 in	0.2 in	0.1 in	0.2 in	0.4 in	1.1 in	2.4 in	3.7 in
Cloud cover	33%	38%	31%	24%	18%	9%	7%	6%	10%	16%	23%	30%
Daylight	10h 07	10h 58	11h 57	13h 02	13h 57	14h 26	14h 13	13h 27	12h 24	11h 21	10h 23	9h 53
Month score	39	33	57	80	96	96	83	81	90	92	76	43

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	10,007 ft	9,678 ft	10,663 ft	11,647 ft	13,451 ft	16,076 ft	17,881 ft	17,881 ft	16,404 ft	14,108 ft	11,647 ft	9,843 ft
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

San Gabriel Peak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Waterman Mountain	8,041 ft	1,378 ft	11 mi NE	75°
Strawberry Peak	6,167 ft	1,444 ft	3.1 mi NW	85°
Vetter Mountain	5,911 ft	708 ft	5.4 mi NE	83°
Mount Lowe	5,606 ft	–	0.9 mi SW	85°
Mount Lukens	5,075 ft	1,794 ft	8.2 mi W	87°
Cahuenga Peak	1,821 ft	1,030 ft	15 mi SW	87°
Mount Wilson (California)	1,741 ft	–	2.5 mi SE	83°
Mount Lee	1,708 ft	–	15 mi SW	87°