- Elevation, modelled
- 1,017 m
- Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 7.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 34.1019, -116.1714
Defender Block is a cliff in California, at a modelled 1,017 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the south-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gossip Column, a cliff 0.3 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Defender Block. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,772 m | 7.7 mi |
| Queen Mountain | SE 130° | 1,718 m | 5.3 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | S 187° | 1,694 m | 11.6 mi |
| Eureka Peak | WSW 245° | 1,682 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chaparrosa Peak | W 279° | 1,679 m | 22.7 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,663 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bernard Point | SSE 162° | 1,655 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | SSW 207° | 1,647 m | 6.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- The Gossip Column: 0.3 mi
- Empire Wall: 0.5 mi
- Wall of Absurdities: 0.6 mi
- Africa Face: 0.6 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Moosedog Tower: 0.6 mi
- Copper Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Queen Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Echo Rock: 5.4 mi
- Echo Cove South Face: 5.4 mi
Parks: 46
- Knott's Sky Park: 5.3 mi
- Bucklin Park: 6.8 mi
- Veteran's Park: 7.3 mi
- Sunburst Park: 8.2 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 27
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 2.3 mi
- Super Dome: 2.3 mi
- Willow Hole: 2.5 mi
- Willow Hole: 2.5 mi
- Valley of Kings: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.1 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 7.0 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 7.8 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 8.3 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 9.1 mi
Springs: 19
- Sneakeye Spring: 0.8 mi
- Johnson Spring: 1.3 mi
- Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 3.8 mi
- Quail Springs: 6.7 mi
- Pine Spring: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Abandoned rusty car: 5.0 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 5.0 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 5.2 mi
- Ruins of a house: 5.3 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 5.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 3.9 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 7.6 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 9.3 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Orrery: 8.0 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 16.3 mi
- Atlatl: 16.3 mi
- Synergy: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 4.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Meditation Garden: 8.0 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joshua Tree, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 6 mi
- Joshua Tree · 8 mi
- Yucca Valley · 14 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 21 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 21 mi
- Riverside County · 21 mi
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