- Elevation, modelled
- 1,320 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 10.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:59local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9978, -116.0594
Skull Rock is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,320 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Face Rock, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skull Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | W 274° | 1,772 m | 10.4 mi |
| Queen Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,718 m | 4.4 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | WSW 241° | 1,694 m | 8.9 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 278° | 1,682 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | W 259° | 1,663 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bernard Point | S 188° | 1,655 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | W 277° | 1,647 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SW 226° | 1,609 m | 6.1 mi |
103 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 57
- Jumbo Rocks: 0.2 mi
- Negro Hill: 2.5 mi
- Malapai Hill: 4.3 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Queen Mountain: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 24
- Face Rock: 0.2 mi
- Elephant Rock: 0.3 mi
- Split Rock: 0.9 mi
- Elton Mine: 1.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Eagle Cliff Boulder House: 1.7 mi
- Windmill Pump: 4.9 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 4.9 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 5.0 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 5.0 mi
Museums: 9
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 7.1 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 15.3 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 18.9 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 10 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 12 mi
- Riverside County · 14 mi
- Joshua Tree · 17 mi
- Indio · 22 mi
- Coachella · 23 mi
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