This video depicts a hike to the summit of Mount Elmo, a small, approximately 350-ft (107 m) high isolated hill located in the eastern reach of the Antelope Valley just east of, and within one mile of, the north/south Los Angeles County/San Bernardino County line in California's Mojave Desert. The summit of Mount Elmo reaches an elevation of 3254 feet (992 m) above sea level.
I discovered Mount Elmo by studying the topographic quadrangle containing it (the El Mirage, California quadrangle) and imagining the trip to and hike on Mount Elmo that forms the substance of this video.
Mount Elmo is located ~2.8 miles (4.5 km) southwest of El Mirage dry lake bed, west of and adjacent to El Mirage Valley, less than two miles west of Gray Mountain, less than two miles northwest of Black Mountain, six miles south of Adobe Mountain, approximately eight miles (twelve point-eight kilometers) southeast of Saddleback Butte, and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) northeast of Black Butte.
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Video timeline:
0:00 to 0:13 - View SSE from Palmdale Boulevard: Black Butte, center right; San Gabriel Mts, horizon right.
0:13 to 0:21 - View southward: Black Butte, center left; San Gabriel Mts, horizon right.
0:22 to 0:33 - detail from El Mirage 7.5 minute topographic map, United States Geological Survey.
0:34 to finish - Portions of Mount Elmo are visible in every view from a variety of vantage points.
1:12 to 1:16 - View eastward: Gray Hills on horizon.
1:32 to 1:50 - San Gabriel Mts, horizon right.
2:14 to 2:24 - Black Mountain, horizon just right of center; San Bernardino Mts, horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, small portion visible on horizon right.
2:29 to 2:58 - View south of Black Mountain, horizon center; San Bernardino Mts, horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, small portion visible horizon right.
2:59 to 3:19 - view south of Black Mountain, tilted horizon left; San Bernardino Mts, tilted horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, tilted horizon right.
3:47 to 3:51 - view eastward from saddle on Mount Elmo. Background looking over El Mirage Valley at Gray Mountain.
4:17 to 4:24 - View southward: Black Mountain partially visible horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, visible behind bush on horizon right.
4:24 to 4:35 - View eastward over El Mirage Valley; Gray Mountain on horizon.
5:15 to 6:05 - Mount Elmo summit.
6:05 to 6:18 - view north; Adobe Mountain, center horizon.
6:18 to 6:32 - View eastward over El Mirage Valley. Gray Mountain across valley.
6:33 to 6:44 - view northwest; Saddleback Butte on horizon center.
6:45 to 6:57 - view southeastward across Mount Elmo summit. San Bernardino Mts, horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, small portion visible horizon right.
7:17 to 7:22 - View southward, San Gabriel Mountains dominating horizon.
7:31 to 7:41 - View southeastward over south end of Mount Elmo (sunlit slope): Black Mountain, center; portion of San Bernardino Mts, horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, portion visible horizon right.
7:41 to 7:49 - view southwestward of setting sun; San Gabriel Mountains, horizon left; Black Butte on flat below San Gabriel Mountains.
7:50 to 8:00 - View southward: Black Mountain partially visible horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, visible behind bush on horizon right.
8:04 to 8:16 - View southeastward: Black Mountain, center; portion of San Bernardino Mts, horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, portion visible horizon right.
8:16 to 8:28 - View southward of setting sun: San Gabriel Mountains, horizon.
8:29 to 8:39 - View southeastward: Black Mountain prominent on horizon center; portion of San Bernardino Mts, far horizon left; San Gabriel Mts, portion visible horizon right.
8:47 to 8:55 - View eastward of Gray Mountain; El Mirage Valley, foreground.
8:55 to 9:03 - View southeastward: Black Mountain, center.
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Black Mountain partially visible horizon left 4:17 to 4:24; center horizon 7:31 to 7:41, 8:04 to 8:16, 8:29 to 8:39, 8:55 to 9:03.
Views over El Mirage Valley can be seen at 3:47 to 3:51; 4:24 to 4:35; 6:18 to 6:32, background from 7:54 to 7:56 and foreground 8:47 to 8:55.
Gray Mountain is seen on horizon right from 3:47 to 3:51, and on the horizon from 4:24 to 4:35, 6:18 to 6:32, and 8:47 to 8:55.
The San Gabriel Mountains can be seen on the horizon from 7:17 to 7:22, horizon right from 7:31 to 7:41, horizon left 7:41 to 7:49, partial horizon right from 8:04 to 8:16 and from 8:28 to 8:40; horizon 8:16 to 8:28.
Adobe Mountain (center horizon 6:05 to 6:18).
Saddleback Butte (center horizon 6:33 to 6:44).
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Dual engine monster Harley, Bozzie Custom at El Mirage May, 2009by Harleyaim4,789 views
(for europeans)3254 feet = 992 metres above sea level ; 350 feet = over 100 m above sorrounding plains. Beautifull overwiev / panorama point- thanks for explained details
italokid80 2 years ago
Hello. Thank you for the metric conversions. I teach my students both the English and metric systems of measurement because, here in America, we still use the English system decades after the English stopped using it!
I've added some metric equivalents in my video description at right. Ciao.
bapyou 2 years ago
We just went out there for the first time last weekend what a great place to visit.
tuttle566 2 years ago
You went to Mt Elmo? Really? Why would anyone go to Mt Elmo? How did you find it?
bapyou 2 years ago