Rhythms of Life
Rhythms of Life is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,175 m. Onyx Peak stands 2,778 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlatl, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
Large land art installation north of Yucca Valley, part of the “Rhythms of Life” series.
What the record says
- Material
- slate/quartzite
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Yucca Mesa: 0.4 mi
- Flat Top: 2.3 mi
- Black Hill: 3.2 mi
- Black Lava Butte: 4.4 mi
- North Park Peak: 4.9 mi
- Golden Rule Park: 3.9 mi
- Desert Christ Park: 4.0 mi
- Brehm Park: 4.1 mi
- Youth Sports Park: 4.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 4.4 mi
- The Gossip Column: 16.0 mi
- Defender Block: 16.3 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 16.6 mi
- Empire Wall: 16.8 mi
- Wall of Absurdities: 16.8 mi
- Chaparrosa Spring: 5.3 mi
- Saddlerock Spring: 8.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 8.4 mi
- Burns Spring: 8.4 mi
- Coyote Hole Spring: 8.8 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.9 mi
- Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 5.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.0 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.0 mi
- Pioneertown Mane Street: 3.9 mi
- Giant Rock: 10.5 mi
- David Knopp: 15.1 mi
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 17.0 mi
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 17.3 mi
- Samuelson Rocks: 14.7 mi
- Ruins of a house: 20.2 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 20.2 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 20.2 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 20.3 mi
- Pioneertown Film Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 4.4 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 8.6 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 10.1 mi
- Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo and Museum: 16.0 mi
- Atlatl: 0.0 mi
- Orrery: 24.2 mi
- Unity through Healthcare: 24.8 mi
- Whirlwind VI. 2006: 25.0 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 17.1 mi
- Green Spot Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Silverwood Falls: 23.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Rhythms of Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx Peak | W 272° | 2,778 m | 15.5 mi |
| Wysup Peak | W 263° | 2,740 m | 16.0 mi |
| Heart Bar Peak | W 265° | 2,539 m | 18.6 mi |
| Three Sisters | W 259° | 2,469 m | 13.3 mi |
| Three Sisters Peaks | WSW 254° | 2,326 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,316 m | 15.2 mi |
| East Peak | WNW 295° | 2,293 m | 18.2 mi |
| Granite Point | WNW 295° | 2,290 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yucca Mesa, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13286538142
Day trips start here
- Yucca Valley · 4 mi
- Joshua Tree · 8 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 16 mi
- Twentynine Palms · 21 mi
- Cathedral City · 26 mi
- Palm Springs · 26 mi
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