- Elevation, modelled
- 1,270 m
- Tallest summit within 22.2 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 3.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0262, -116.1781
Mindless Mound is a cliff in California, at a modelled 1,270 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Banana Cracks - East Face, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Mindless Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,772 m | 3.9 mi |
| Queen Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,718 m | 4.8 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | S 189° | 1,694 m | 6.3 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 273° | 1,682 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | SE 138° | 1,663 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bernard Point | SSE 153° | 1,655 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | WSW 253° | 1,647 m | 2.9 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,609 m | 6.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Banana Cracks - East Face: 0.0 mi
- Banana Cracks - West Face: 0.0 mi
- Lower Freeway Wall: 0.2 mi
- Upper Freeway Wall: 0.2 mi
- Dairy Queen Right: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- The Blob: 1.0 mi
- Sports Challenge Rock: 1.0 mi
- Locomotion Rock: 1.1 mi
- The Old Woman: 1.1 mi
- Intersection Rock: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Knott's Sky Park: 8.8 mi
- Bucklin Park: 10.2 mi
- Community Park: 10.6 mi
- Veteran's Park: 10.7 mi
- Friendly Hills Park: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 33
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 1.5 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 2.2 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 2.5 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 2.5 mi
- Fry Boulders: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 8.8 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 9.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.3 mi
Springs: 18
- Johnson Spring: 4.2 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 4.5 mi
- Quail Springs: 4.6 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 5.6 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Ruins of a house: 2.3 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 2.4 mi
- Windmill Pump: 2.5 mi
- Gram Parsons: 2.6 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Orrery: 9.0 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 18.5 mi
- Atlatl: 18.5 mi
- Synergy: 19.7 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 20.4 mi
Museums: 11
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 1.5 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 8.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 13.3 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 10
- Meditation Garden: 8.9 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Wildflower Field: 21.5 mi
- Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 21.5 mi
- West Gardens: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 1.4 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Delos Bench: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 10 mi
- Joshua Tree · 11 mi
- Riverside County · 16 mi
- Yucca Valley · 16 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 19 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 19 mi
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