Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 555 m. Ord Mountain stands 1,863 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Newberry Springs Park, a park 1.2 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs past it. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
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The story
café at Newberry Springs, in the Mojave Desert, California.
Wikidata Q116181336, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
91 named places within 25 miles
- Newberry Peak: 2.5 mi
- Newberry Cairn: 2.5 mi
- Black Butte: 3.7 mi
- Harvard Hill: 8.1 mi
- Soldier Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Newberry Springs Park: 1.2 mi
- Yarrow Ravine Rattlesnake Habitat Area: 11.4 mi
- Norman Smith Park: 11.8 mi
- Fred Sandridge Sports Park: 12.0 mi
- Yermo Sculpture Park: 12.7 mi
- Newberry Spring: 2.0 mi
- Kane Springs: 6.3 mi
- Sheep Springs: 6.4 mi
- Kane Springs: 6.4 mi
- Cady Spring: 8.6 mi
- Newberry Springs: 2.5 mi
- Forks of the Road: 7.3 mi
- Camp Cady Monument: 9.0 mi
- Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: 9.2 mi
- Open Pit Mine: 11.6 mi
- Calico Early Man Site Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
- CALICO: 15.6 mi
- New Jack City (Rock Climbing): 21.8 mi
- Rosita: 22.7 mi
- Chinese Dissident: 12.7 mi
- Chief Iron Horse: 12.7 mi
- the tank man: 12.8 mi
- 64: 12.8 mi
- Daggett Museum: 14.1 mi
- Desert Discovery Center: 22.0 mi
- Western America Railroad Museum: 22.4 mi
- Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum: 22.4 mi
- Desert Oasis Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Desert Oasis Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 7.9 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Kramer Arch: 14.5 mi
- Calico: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bagdad Cafe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ord Mountain | SW 224° | 1,863 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rodman Mountains High Point | S 176° | 1,833 m | 12.2 mi |
| East Ord Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,831 m | 14.1 mi |
| West Ord Mountain | SW 231° | 1,661 m | 19.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | WSW 236° | 1,502 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cady Peak | ENE 78° | 1,407 m | 18.0 mi |
| Calico Peak | NW 318° | 1,384 m | 16.4 mi |
| Calico Peak | NW 318° | 1,370 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barstow-daggett AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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