- Elevation, modelled
- 700 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Owens Peak2,574 m · 20.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6258, -117.6688
Pictographs is a artwork in California, at a modelled 700 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Alignment, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
- Material
- basalt
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pictographs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | WNW 293° | 2,574 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NW 306° | 2,435 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | WNW 288° | 2,396 m | 19.1 mi |
| Spanish Needle | WNW 298° | 2,390 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lamont Peak | WNW 299° | 2,253 m | 24.0 mi |
| Morris Peak | WNW 284° | 2,199 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | W 280° | 2,063 m | 23.9 mi |
| Russell Peak | WNW 282° | 2,041 m | 16.6 mi |
131 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 46
- Willow Spring: 10.0 mi
- Sheep Spring: 11.7 mi
- Bedrock Spring: 14.9 mi
- Big Spring: 16.3 mi
- Big Spring: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 27
- Lone Butte: 4.8 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 10.1 mi
- El Paso Peaks: 10.6 mi
- Fish Head Rocks: 13.7 mi
- Five Fingers: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Rock Alignment: 0.0 mi
- Techniques for Creating Petroglyphs: 0.0 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 0.0 mi
- Local Petroglyphs: 0.0 mi
- Local Petroglyph Sites: 0.0 mi
Parks: 12
- Petroglyph Park: 0.1 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 0.3 mi
- Freedom Park: 0.4 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 0.5 mi
- Upjohn Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 7
- China Lake Museum: 0.3 mi
- Maturango Museum: 0.3 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 0.4 mi
- China Lake Museum: 2.5 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 1.7 mi
- plane: 1.9 mi
- plane: 2.0 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 16.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Freeman Junction: 13.3 mi
- Garlock: 16.9 mi
- Atolia: 21.8 mi
- Valley Wells: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve: 20.9 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 22.0 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 24.3 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- X-15 Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Bickel Camp: 17.9 mi
- Cudahy camp: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Herbal Zen Garden: 0.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — China Lake NAF, 4 mi away.
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