Ghost town · California
Bagdad
Bagdad is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Granite Peak stands 2,061 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dish Hill, a peak 4.4 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs past it. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1883
How to reach it
Coordinates34.58278, -115.87556
- On the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
50 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 18
- Dish Hill: 4.4 mi
- Amboy Crater: 5.5 mi
- Amboy Crater: 5.5 mi
- Lead Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Windy Point: 11.9 mi
Springs: 11
- Budweiser Spring: 15.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 19.1 mi
- Cove Spring: 19.8 mi
- Van Winkle Spring: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 5.7 mi
- Route 66: 18.9 mi
- Tidewater and Tonopah Railroad: 19.0 mi
- Project Carryall: 19.0 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 5.6 mi
- Roy's Motel and Café: 7.7 mi
- Guardian Lion - West: 11.7 mi
- Foo Lions: 11.9 mi
Parks: 3
- Range 410: 19.3 mi
- Range 400: 19.6 mi
- Range 630: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Marble Mountains Wildlife Area: 15.3 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Buddha: 7.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Arch: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bagdad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NE 35° | 2,061 m | 17.8 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 33° | 1,946 m | 18.9 mi |
| Granite Peak Plateau | NE 38° | 1,801 m | 17.6 mi |
| Van Winkle Mountain | NE 50° | 1,402 m | 19.8 mi |
| White Fang | NE 44° | 1,390 m | 19.2 mi |
| Hidden Hill | NE 49° | 1,181 m | 24.4 mi |
| Brown Buttes | NE 49° | 943 m | 14.0 mi |
| Kelso Dunes | NNE 22° | 943 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:59 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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