- Elevation, modelled
- 856 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 12.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0792, -116.0352
Orrery is a artwork in California, at a modelled 856 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Meditation Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orrery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,772 m | 12.8 mi |
| Queen Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,718 m | 4.1 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SW 223° | 1,694 m | 13.5 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 260° | 1,682 m | 18.3 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | SW 222° | 1,663 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bernard Point | S 190° | 1,655 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | WSW 248° | 1,647 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,609 m | 11.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Feudal Wall: 6.9 mi
- Ancient Kingdom: 6.9 mi
- Varnished Wall: 6.9 mi
- The Bilbo Buttresses: 7.0 mi
- Shuttle Rock: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 53
- Joshua Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Queen Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Donnell Hill: 4.2 mi
- Negro Hill: 4.6 mi
- Twentynine Palms Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks: 30
- Bucklin Park: 4.1 mi
- Knott's Sky Park: 4.2 mi
- Veteran's Park: 4.5 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 4.6 mi
- Luckie Park: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 24
- Split Rock: 4.9 mi
- Elton Mine: 5.0 mi
- Face Rock: 5.6 mi
- Skull Rock: 5.8 mi
- Elephant Rock: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 13.8 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 14.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 15.6 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 15.8 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 16.0 mi
Springs: 15
- Pine Spring: 2.9 mi
- Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 4.4 mi
- Johnson Spring: 7.1 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 7.6 mi
- Quail Springs: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Minerva Hamilton Hoyt: 3.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff Boulder House: 4.2 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 6.4 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 6.4 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 6.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 8.0 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 15.3 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 16.5 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- Rhythms of Life: 24.2 mi
- Atlatl: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Meditation Garden: 0.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twentynine Palms, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Joshua Tree National Park · 15 mi
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