The Musical Road of California
The Musical Road of California is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 710 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Apollo Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
A musical road is a road, or section of a road, which when driven over causes a tactile vibration and audible rumbling that can be felt through the wheels and body of the vehicle.
How to reach it
175 named places within 25 miles
- Apollo Park: 0.7 mi
- Antelope Valley Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
- Mariposa Park: 3.2 mi
- Whit Carter Park: 3.5 mi
- American Heroes Park: 3.8 mi
- Little Buttes: 7.6 mi
- The Lollipop: 9.3 mi
- Antelope Buttes: 9.8 mi
- Tropico Hill: 10.3 mi
- Red Hill: 10.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.6 mi
- Bean Spring: 12.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 12.7 mi
- Fryingpan Springs: 13.1 mi
- Bear Spring: 13.2 mi
- Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Poppy Nature Area: 11.8 mi
- BLM Open Space: 18.7 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 18.9 mi
- BLM Open Space: 19.1 mi
- Former Lancaster Grammar School Auditorium: 4.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 4.2 mi
- Judy Garland Childhood Home: 4.2 mi
- Test Facility Race Car Paddock Area: 10.4 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 10.9 mi
- Antelope Valley Rural Museum: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Art and History: 3.9 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: 10.9 mi
- Blackbird Airpark: 11.0 mi
- Century Circle: 15.1 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 4.0 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 4.1 mi
- Tuf Quarry Mill: 11.5 mi
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 18.1 mi
- X1 Loading Pit: 21.3 mi
- One Desert Sky: 4.6 mi
- Astral Challenger: 6.9 mi
- Saddleback Butte picnic area: 21.4 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 24.1 mi
- Old Town Community Garden: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Musical Road of California. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | S 177° | 1,990 m | 24.7 mi |
| Messenger Peak | S 180° | 1,833 m | 24.4 mi |
| Peak 5881 | SSE 160° | 1,793 m | 23.4 mi |
| Burnt Peak | W 261° | 1,761 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cole Point | SSE 162° | 1,708.1 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | W 263° | 1,672 m | 20.9 mi |
| Little Burnt Peak | W 262° | 1,660 m | 21.8 mi |
| Limestone Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,634 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/842452323
Day trips start here
- Palmdale · 11 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 28 mi
- Santa Clarita · 29 mi
- Castaic · 30 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 30 mi
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