Elton Mine
Elton Mine is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,375 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock, a attraction 0.5 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mine in Riverside County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49410214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1375 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hunk Rock - East Face: 4.5 mi
- Hunk Rock - West Face: 4.5 mi
- Snickers North Face: 5.0 mi
- Solid Gold: 5.0 mi
- Poker Face: 5.0 mi
- Knott's Sky Park: 8.0 mi
- Bucklin Park: 8.6 mi
- Veteran's Park: 9.1 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 9.4 mi
- Luckie Park: 9.6 mi
- Jumbo Rocks: 1.2 mi
- Negro Hill: 1.6 mi
- Queen Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Malapai Hill: 5.1 mi
- Split Rock: 0.5 mi
- Face Rock: 0.8 mi
- Skull Rock: 1.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 1.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 3.3 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 13.1 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 14.8 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 15.2 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 15.8 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 16.5 mi
- Pine Spring: 2.3 mi
- Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 6.9 mi
- Johnson Spring: 7.4 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 8.0 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 10.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff Boulder House: 0.8 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 4.2 mi
- Windmill Pump: 4.2 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 4.3 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 4.3 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 6.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 14.7 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 18.0 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 21.3 mi
- Orrery: 5.0 mi
- Synergy: 23.0 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 24.1 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 24.5 mi
- Atlatl: 24.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 7.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 5.0 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elton Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | W 269° | 1,772 m | 10.1 mi |
| Queen Mountain | NW 325° | 1,718 m | 3.5 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SW 235° | 1,694 m | 9.1 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 275° | 1,682 m | 16.4 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,663 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bernard Point | S 185° | 1,655 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | W 271° | 1,647 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SW 218° | 1,609 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
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, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/369164310
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 9 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 13 mi
- Riverside County · 15 mi
- Joshua Tree · 17 mi
- Indio · 22 mi
- Yucca Valley · 22 mi
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