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World's Tallest Thermometer

World's Tallest Thermometer from directly overhead

World's Tallest Thermometer is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Avawatz Mountains stands 1,876 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chet Hoffman Park, a park 0.8 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 37 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

About

The story

electric light tower displaying temperature in Baker, California, United States

Dates from 1991.

Wikidata Q4901687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
134'
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.26649, -116.07277
Around it

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Springs: 17
  • Mesquite Spring: 3.7 mi
  • MC Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Zzyzx Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Spring (Alkali): 10.4 mi
  • Henry Spring: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Francis Marion Borax Smith: 12.6 mi
  • Abandoned gas station: 12.6 mi
  • Abandoned Restaurant: 12.6 mi
  • Rasor Ranch: 12.7 mi
  • Buried Boxcars: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Parks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Travelers Monument: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Aikens Arch: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Tallest Thermometer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Avawatz MountainsNW 320°1,876 m22.4 mi
Club PeakE 80°1,508 m17.6 mi
Bull Spring MountainNE 39°1,487 m18.3 mi
Kelso PeakESE 120°1,447 m22.6 mi
Button MountainE 84°1,412 m20.5 mi
Turquoise MountainNE 36°1,372 m14.4 mi
Solomons KnobNE 50°1,364 m17.0 mi
Negro HeadNE 56°1,315 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3119:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5015:5716:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495461687888949284715748
Precip in0.50.90.40.10.20.00.30.30.40.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1374836733

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