One Desert Sky
One Desert Sky is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 718 m. Pleasant View Ridge stands 2,433 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park/East Side Pool, a park 0.2 miles away. 183 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
"Throughout the construction of the new Los Angeles County High Desert Regional Health Center, two artists endeavored to understand and reflect on the Antelope Valley community through an artwork that supports a healing environment while harmonizing with
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- stainless_steel,_aluminum_and_polyurethane_paint
How to reach it
183 named places within 25 miles
- The Lollipop: 8.5 mi
- Red Hill: 11.4 mi
- Little Buttes: 12.1 mi
- Rosamond Butte: 12.8 mi
- Mount McDill: 12.8 mi
- Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park/East Side Pool: 0.2 mi
- Antelope Valley Fairgrounds: 0.2 mi
- El Dorado Park: 0.9 mi
- American Heroes Park: 1.1 mi
- Whit Carter Park: 1.1 mi
- Fryingpan Springs: 13.7 mi
- Bear Spring: 14.3 mi
- Big Oak Spring: 15.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 0.8 mi
- Former Lancaster Grammar School Auditorium: 1.1 mi
- Judy Garland Childhood Home: 1.1 mi
- The Musical Road of California: 4.6 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 7.3 mi
- Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
- Poppy Nature Area: 16.3 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 17.8 mi
- BLM Open Space: 17.8 mi
- Museum of Art and History: 1.1 mi
- Antelope Valley Rural Museum: 3.3 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: 7.3 mi
- Blackbird Airpark: 7.3 mi
- Century Circle: 13.8 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 0.9 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 1.0 mi
- Tuf Quarry Mill: 15.9 mi
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 16.6 mi
- X1 Loading Pit: 19.3 mi
- Saddleback Butte picnic area: 17.1 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 23.1 mi
- Astral Challenger: 3.1 mi
- Old Town Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of One Desert Sky. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View Ridge | SSE 151° | 2,433 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pacifico Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,165 m | 22.8 mi |
| Granite Mountain | S 173° | 1,998 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Gleason | S 188° | 1,990 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bare Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,937 m | 22.5 mi |
| Roundtop | S 173° | 1,908 m | 24.5 mi |
| Messenger Peak | S 191° | 1,833 m | 22.8 mi |
| Peak 5881 | S 169° | 1,793 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11887452879
Day trips start here
- Palmdale · 8 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 26 mi
- Santa Clarita · 30 mi
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