Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark
Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Granite Peak stands 2,061 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
extinct volcano in the Mojave Desert of California, United States
Wikidata Q4741685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau Of Land Management
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
47 named places within 25 miles
- Amboy Crater: 0.8 mi
- Amboy Crater: 0.9 mi
- Windy Point: 7.5 mi
- Dish Hill: 10.0 mi
- Lead Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Budweiser Spring: 15.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 15.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 18.3 mi
- Cove Spring: 18.4 mi
- Van Winkle Spring: 18.5 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 0.2 mi
- Route 66: 13.6 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 22.8 mi
- Tidewater and Tonopah Railroad: 24.6 mi
- Project Carryall: 24.6 mi
- Roy's Motel and Café: 2.2 mi
- Guardian Lion - West: 6.2 mi
- Foo Lions: 6.5 mi
- Marble Mountains Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 15.7 mi
- Range 410: 19.5 mi
- Range 400: 20.2 mi
- Buddha: 2.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NNE 17° | 2,061 m | 17.2 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 15° | 1,946 m | 18.5 mi |
| Granite Peak Plateau | NNE 19° | 1,801 m | 16.8 mi |
| Van Winkle Mountain | NE 34° | 1,402 m | 17.6 mi |
| White Fang | NNE 27° | 1,390 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hidden Hill | NE 37° | 1,181 m | 22.2 mi |
| Brown Buttes | NNE 26° | 943 m | 12.2 mi |
| Kelso Dunes | N 9° | 943 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:58 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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