- Elevation, modelled
- 1,290 m
- Tallest summit within 22.2 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 3.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0219, -116.1757
Playhouse Rock is a cliff in California, at a modelled 1,290 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dairy Queen - Left, a cliff 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Playhouse Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,772 m | 3.9 mi |
| Queen Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,718 m | 4.8 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | S 191° | 1,694 m | 6.1 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 274° | 1,682 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | SE 136° | 1,663 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bernard Point | SSE 153° | 1,655 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | W 259° | 1,647 m | 3.0 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,609 m | 6.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Dairy Queen - Left: 0.1 mi
- Dairy Queen Right: 0.1 mi
- Upper Freeway Wall: 0.2 mi
- Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face: 0.3 mi
- Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Sports Challenge Rock: 0.7 mi
- The Blob: 0.7 mi
- Locomotion Rock: 0.7 mi
- The Old Woman: 0.8 mi
- Intersection Rock: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Knott's Sky Park: 9.0 mi
- Bucklin Park: 10.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 10.9 mi
- Community Park: 10.9 mi
- Friendly Hills Park: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 33
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 1.8 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 2.2 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 2.2 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 2.5 mi
- Fry Boulders: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 7.2 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 9.1 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 9.3 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.2 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.6 mi
Springs: 18
- Johnson Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 4.8 mi
- Quail Springs: 4.8 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 5.4 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Ruins of a house: 2.2 mi
- Gram Parsons: 2.3 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 2.3 mi
- Windmill Pump: 2.4 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 13
- Orrery: 9.0 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 18.8 mi
- Atlatl: 18.8 mi
- Synergy: 19.5 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 20.3 mi
Museums: 12
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 1.7 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 8.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 13.6 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Meditation Garden: 8.9 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Wildflower Field: 21.3 mi
- Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 21.3 mi
- West Gardens: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 1.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Delos Bench: 21.8 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).
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, 10 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 10 mi
- Joshua Tree · 11 mi
- Riverside County · 16 mi
- Yucca Valley · 16 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 18 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 19 mi
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