Ghost town · California
Atolia
Atolia is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,006 m. Pilot Knob stands 1,657 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
human settlement in California, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates35.31470, -117.60900
99 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 23
- Red Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Government Peak: 4.5 mi
- Sidney Peak: 5.3 mi
- Klinker Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Almond Mountain: 9.2 mi
Parks: 19
Artworks: 18
- Moment of Engagement: 21.4 mi
- Jet Model: 21.6 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 21.7 mi
- Rock Alignment: 21.8 mi
- Pictographs: 21.8 mi
Museums: 8
- The Rand Desert Museum: 4.5 mi
- Rio Tinto Borax Mine Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 21.6 mi
- Twenty Mule Team Museum: 21.9 mi
- Boron Aerospace Museum: 21.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Bedrock Spring: 11.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.6 mi
- Mesquite Springs: 12.7 mi
- Poison Spring: 14.1 mi
- Sheep Spring: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
- X-15 Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Fremont: 8.7 mi
- Bickel Camp: 17.8 mi
- Husky Monument: 17.8 mi
- Cudahy camp: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 10.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 13.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Habitat Area: 18.0 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 16.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 21.0 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 23.5 mi
- plane: 23.5 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Donley: 20.2 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 20.5 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Garlock: 11.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Herbal Zen Garden: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Boron Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atolia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ENE 75° | 1,657 m | 22.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 310° | 1,589 m | 17.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,580 m | 2.7 mi |
| Slocum Mountain | E 93° | 1,541 m | 23.1 mi |
| Dome Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,514 m | 9.5 mi |
| Granite Mountain | E 81° | 1,453 m | 21.3 mi |
| Government Peak | NW 305° | 1,419 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pyramid Point | ENE 77° | 1,405 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 5 mi away.
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