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Pope's Crack

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Elevation, modelled
1,316 m
Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
Quail Mountain1,772 m · 5.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:00local time
Coordinates
34.0245, -116.1551
Pope's Crack, seen from above at true elevation

Pope's Crack is a cliff in California, at a modelled 1,316 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Pope's Crack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quail MountainWSW 256°1,772 m5.1 mi
Queen MountainENE 59°1,718 m3.7 mi
Inspiration PeakSSW 201°1,694 m6.6 mi
Eureka PeakW 273°1,682 m11.2 mi
Ryan MountainSSE 156°1,663 m2.9 mi
Bernard PointSSE 158°1,655 m11.6 mi
Mt. Minerva HoytW 260°1,647 m4.2 mi
Lost Horse MountainS 170°1,609 m6.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Picnic sites: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2320:00
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:4716:0216:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535662687685919083715951
Precip in0.50.60.40.10.00.00.40.70.30.10.20.6

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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