Calico
Calico is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 694 m. Ord Mountain stands 1,863 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Calico Ghost Town Regional Park, a park 0.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
101 named places within 25 miles
- Calico Ghost Town Regional Park: 0.1 mi
- Yermo Sculpture Park: 3.2 mi
- Obregon Park: 3.4 mi
- Fred Sandridge Sports Park: 3.6 mi
- Norman Smith Park: 3.8 mi
- Calico Peak: 3.5 mi
- Lead Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 4.7 mi
- B Hill: 10.2 mi
- Lane Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 1.8 mi
- Jack Rabbit Spring: 12.4 mi
- Newberry Spring: 13.6 mi
- Paradise Springs: 13.8 mi
- Jack Spring: 15.4 mi
- Daggett: 5.9 mi
- Daggett Garage: 6.0 mi
- Forks of the Road: 9.0 mi
- Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: 10.1 mi
- Newberry Springs: 13.1 mi
- Daggett Museum: 5.9 mi
- Western America Railroad Museum: 9.6 mi
- Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum: 9.6 mi
- Desert Discovery Center: 9.8 mi
- Goldstone Museum: 24.5 mi
- the tank man: 3.1 mi
- Chief Iron Horse: 3.1 mi
- Chinese Dissident: 3.1 mi
- Calico Early Man Site Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Rosita: 10.2 mi
- New Jack City (Rock Climbing): 20.6 mi
- Rainbow Basin/Owl Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 11.8 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Kramer Arch: 1.2 mi
- Desert Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
- Desert Oasis Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calico. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ord Mountain | S 172° | 1,863 m | 19.2 mi |
| East Ord Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,831 m | 21.8 mi |
| West Ord Mountain | S 187° | 1,661 m | 21.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | S 190° | 1,502 m | 19.8 mi |
| Stoddard Mountain | SW 220° | 1,480 m | 22.8 mi |
| Lane Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,380 m | 10.7 mi |
| Calico Peak | NNE 24° | 1,370 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mesa | NW 323° | 1,261 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barstow-daggett AP, 8 mi away.
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