- Elevation, modelled
- 1,319 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 6.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0649, -116.1485
Fortress Area is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,319 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Grey Giant, a attraction 0.2 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Fortress Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | SW 233° | 1,772 m | 6.6 mi |
| Queen Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,718 m | 2.9 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SSW 197° | 1,694 m | 9.3 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 259° | 1,682 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | S 172° | 1,663 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bernard Point | SSE 164° | 1,655 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | SW 232° | 1,647 m | 5.7 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | S 176° | 1,609 m | 8.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Moosedog Tower: 2.3 mi
- Echo Rock: 2.8 mi
- Echo Cove South Face: 2.9 mi
- Queen Mountain: 2.9 mi
- The Blob: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Grey Giant: 0.2 mi
- Willow Hole: 0.4 mi
- Willow Hole: 0.4 mi
- Valley of Kings: 0.5 mi
- Super Dome: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Abandoned rusty car: 2.1 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 2.2 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 2.4 mi
- Ruins of a house: 2.5 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 2.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 1.8 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 9.0 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 12.1 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 16.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 7 mi
- Joshua Tree · 11 mi
- Yucca Valley · 16 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 19 mi
- Riverside County · 19 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 21 mi
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