Nipton
Nipton is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 924 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
Historic mining town.
The story
human settlement in San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q3474639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1905
- Elevation
- 924 m
What to expect
How to reach it
99 named places within 25 miles
- Crescent Spring: 5.2 mi
- Bullion Spring: 5.6 mi
- Juniper Spring: 7.7 mi
- Dove Spring: 8.3 mi
- Burro Springs: 8.7 mi
- Crescent Peak: 8.1 mi
- Castle Peaks: 9.2 mi
- McCullough Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Mineral Hill: 11.8 mi
- Kokoweef Peak: 13.0 mi
- Nipton Historical Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Cattle pen/natural spring: 14.9 mi
- Cattle pen/ natural spring: 14.9 mi
- Mining Town Of Hart: 15.4 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 18.9 mi
- Vanderbilt: 9.7 mi
- Hart: 15.5 mi
- Ivanpah: 15.8 mi
- Borax: 17.5 mi
- Cima: 20.4 mi
- Lucy Grey Mine: 6.0 mi
- Ivanpah Lake: 9.3 mi
- Desperado: 12.1 mi
- GoJump Skydiving Las Vegas: 21.3 mi
- Highland Range Crucial Bighorn Habitat Area: 19.9 mi
- Searchlight Town Park: 19.9 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.1 mi
- Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nipton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,417 m | 18.3 mi |
| New York Two Mountain | S 189° | 2,296 m | 14.6 mi |
| New York Mountain | S 189° | 2,275 m | 14.5 mi |
| McCullough Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,125 m | 10.7 mi |
| Drum Peak | S 190° | 2,123 m | 16.6 mi |
| Kessler Peak | SW 234° | 1,879 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,873 m | 20.6 mi |
| Kokoweef Peak | WSW 255° | 1,843 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Searchlight, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/150959678
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