- Elevation, modelled
- 992 m
- Tallest summit within 22.5 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 7.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0941, -116.1549
Varnished Wall is a cliff in California, at a modelled 992 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bilbo Buttresses, a cliff 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Varnished Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | SW 220° | 1,772 m | 7.8 mi |
| Queen Mountain | SE 132° | 1,718 m | 4.3 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SSW 192° | 1,694 m | 11.2 mi |
| Eureka Peak | WSW 249° | 1,682 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | S 171° | 1,663 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bernard Point | SSE 165° | 1,655 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | SW 217° | 1,647 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | S 174° | 1,609 m | 10.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bilbo Buttresses: 0.1 mi
- Billboard Buttress: 0.1 mi
- Feudal Wall: 0.1 mi
- Pixie Rock: 0.1 mi
- Campfire Crag - South Face: 0.2 mi
- Moosedog Tower: 0.6 mi
- Queen Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Echo Rock: 4.8 mi
- Echo Cove South Face: 4.8 mi
- Copper Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Knott's Sky Park: 4.7 mi
- Bucklin Park: 6.2 mi
- Veteran's Park: 6.6 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 7.5 mi
- Luckie Park: 7.7 mi
- Super Dome: 1.5 mi
- Valley of Kings: 1.6 mi
- Willow Hole: 1.8 mi
- Willow Hole: 1.8 mi
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 1.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 7.0 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 8.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 9.2 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.1 mi
- Johnson Spring: 0.6 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 0.8 mi
- Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 3.0 mi
- Pine Spring: 6.4 mi
- Quail Springs: 7.1 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 4.1 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 4.2 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 4.4 mi
- Ruins of a house: 4.5 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 4.5 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 3.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 8.5 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 10.4 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 15.2 mi
- Orrery: 6.9 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 17.4 mi
- Atlatl: 17.4 mi
- Synergy: 24.5 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 4.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Meditation Garden: 6.9 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 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, 7 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.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 6 mi
- Joshua Tree · 9 mi
- Yucca Valley · 15 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 20 mi
- Riverside County · 21 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 22 mi
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