- Elevation, modelled
- 1,290 m
- Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 4.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0239, -116.1577
Chongo Boulder is a cliff in California, at a modelled 1,290 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Effigy Wall, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Chongo Boulder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,772 m | 4.9 mi |
| Queen Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,718 m | 3.9 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SSW 200° | 1,694 m | 6.5 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 273° | 1,682 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,663 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bernard Point | SSE 158° | 1,655 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | W 260° | 1,647 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SSE 169° | 1,609 m | 6.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Effigy Wall: 0.0 mi
- Solo Dog Wall: 0.1 mi
- Big Mo: 0.1 mi
- Fun Stuff: 0.1 mi
- The Gully (Echo Cove Back Side): 0.1 mi
- Echo Cove South Face: 0.0 mi
- Echo Rock: 0.2 mi
- The Blob: 0.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 0.5 mi
- The Old Woman: 0.6 mi
- Knott's Sky Park: 8.3 mi
- Bucklin Park: 9.6 mi
- Veteran's Park: 10.1 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 10.8 mi
- Luckie Park: 11.0 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 1.7 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 1.7 mi
- Fry Boulders: 2.5 mi
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 2.5 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 2.6 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 7.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 9.9 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 11.4 mi
- Johnson Spring: 4.3 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 5.7 mi
- Quail Springs: 5.8 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 6.2 mi
- Ruins of a house: 1.2 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 1.3 mi
- Windmill Pump: 1.4 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 1.6 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 1.6 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 1.7 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 14.0 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 16.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 8.0 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Wildflower Field: 22.1 mi
- Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 22.1 mi
- West Gardens: 22.2 mi
- Orrery: 8.0 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 19.5 mi
- Atlatl: 19.6 mi
- Synergy: 20.2 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 21.0 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 2.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Delos Bench: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twentynine Palms, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Joshua Tree · 12 mi
- Riverside County · 16 mi
- Yucca Valley · 17 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 18 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 20 mi
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