Roy's Motel and Café
Roy's Motel and Café is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Granite Peak stands 2,061 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Amboy, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs past it. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
building in California, United States
Dates from 1938.
Wikidata Q7372483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
45 named places within 25 miles
- Amboy Crater: 2.8 mi
- Amboy Crater: 2.9 mi
- Windy Point: 5.5 mi
- Brown Buttes: 11.2 mi
- Dish Hill: 12.0 mi
- Budweiser Spring: 14.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 14.8 mi
- Van Winkle Spring: 17.0 mi
- Cove Spring: 17.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 17.5 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 2.1 mi
- Route 66: 11.3 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 21.6 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 2.2 mi
- Guardian Lion - West: 4.0 mi
- Foo Lions: 4.3 mi
- Marble Mountains Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 13.5 mi
- Range 410: 21.0 mi
- Range 400: 21.7 mi
- Buddha: 0.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roy's Motel and Café. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | N 10° | 2,061 m | 16.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | N 9° | 1,946 m | 17.7 mi |
| Granite Peak Plateau | NNE 12° | 1,801 m | 15.9 mi |
| Van Winkle Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,402 m | 16.2 mi |
| White Fang | NNE 21° | 1,390 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hidden Hill | NNE 32° | 1,181 m | 20.7 mi |
| Castle Dome | ENE 60° | 965 m | 23.9 mi |
| Brown Buttes | NNE 16° | 943 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:58 | 16:37 |
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 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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