Mount Wilson California Map

About Mount Wilson, California

Mount Wilson is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Mount Wilson is located at 34.2264°N, 118.0662°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 91023.

Mount Wilson dominates the skyline as a high-altitude sentinel of the San Gabriel Mountains, its rocky crown rising above the dense, chaparral-covered slopes that define this rugged terrain. It lies 4.5 miles northeast of Altadena, CA (from Altadena, CA: bearing 56°T), and is situated 7.0 miles northeast of Pasadena. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, especially as the late afternoon sun casts long, sharp shadows across the steep embankments of Strayns Canyon. Below the peak, the land drops away into deep, shadowed folds where Winter Creek carves its path through the stone, while the distant, shimmering surface of Cogswell Reservoir reflects the quiet intensity of the wilderness. This landscape remains protected as a core part of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, preserving a wild, vertical geography that feels entirely removed from the lowlands.

Mount Wilson serves as a singular point of human inquiry, its summit defined by the white domes of its world-renowned observatory that peer into the deep reaches of the night sky. The economy here is tethered to this legacy of scientific observation and the persistent maintenance of communication arrays, rather than the sprawl of the valley floor. Hikers frequently test their endurance on the Rattlesnake Trail, moving upward through a landscape that demands a measured, deliberate pace. Life at Mount Wilson is dictated by the rhythm of the changing light and the seasonal shifts in the dry, golden brush, a place where the pursuit of knowledge remains as enduring as the granite underfoot.

About This Mount Wilson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Wilson, California. Coordinates: 34.226393, -118.06618. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mount Wilson includes the ZIP code (91023), telephone area code (310, 424), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.