Herbal Zen Garden
Herbal Zen Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 701 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Moment of Engagement, a artwork 0.3 miles away. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ridgecrest Community Garden
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
131 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Spring: 9.3 mi
- Sheep Spring: 11.0 mi
- Bedrock Spring: 14.5 mi
- Big Spring: 16.0 mi
- Big Spring: 16.0 mi
- Lone Butte: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 9.4 mi
- El Paso Peaks: 9.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Five Fingers: 14.1 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 0.3 mi
- Jet Model: 0.5 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 0.7 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 0.7 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 0.7 mi
- Freedom Park: 0.3 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 0.4 mi
- Upjohn Park: 0.8 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 0.8 mi
- Stauffer Park: 0.9 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 0.5 mi
- Maturango Museum: 1.0 mi
- China Lake Museum: 1.0 mi
- China Lake Museum: 3.2 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 3.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 2.4 mi
- plane: 2.7 mi
- plane: 2.8 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 16.9 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 18.2 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve: 21.6 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 22.5 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 23.6 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Freeman Junction: 12.9 mi
- Garlock: 16.1 mi
- Atolia: 21.1 mi
- Valley Wells: 24.2 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Bickel Camp: 17.3 mi
- Cudahy camp: 20.1 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 18.8 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herbal Zen Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | WNW 295° | 2,574 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NW 308° | 2,435 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | WNW 290° | 2,396 m | 19.0 mi |
| Spanish Needle | WNW 300° | 2,390 m | 21.3 mi |
| Lamont Peak | WNW 301° | 2,253 m | 24.1 mi |
| Morris Peak | WNW 286° | 2,199 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | W 281° | 2,063 m | 23.8 mi |
| Russell Peak | WNW 284° | 2,041 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — China Lake NAF, 5 mi away.
- Snow Goose47 obs
- Western Honey Bee44 obs
- Desert Iguana26 obs
- Western Black Widow26 obs
- Mediterranean Mantis25 obs
- Gray Bird Grasshopper23 obs
- Veromessor pergandei22 obs
- Common Raven20 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13902826808
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