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Chambless

Chambless from directly overhead

Chambless is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Granite Peak stands 2,061 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Route 66, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States

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Coordinates34.56139, -115.54472
Around it

59 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 28
  • Bonanza Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Van Winkle Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Cove Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Chuckwalla Spring: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Windy Point: 7.9 mi
  • Brown Buttes: 13.4 mi
  • Amboy Crater: 14.0 mi
  • Amboy Crater: 14.1 mi
  • Van Winkle Mountain: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha: 11.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chambless. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNNW 332°2,061 m18.2 mi
Silver PeakNNW 334°1,946 m19.4 mi
Granite Peak PlateauNNW 333°1,801 m17.3 mi
Carbonate PeakE 90°1,559 m20.1 mi
Van Winkle MountainNNW 346°1,402 m14.5 mi
White FangNNW 341°1,390 m16.2 mi
Hidden HillN 359°1,181 m17.3 mi
Mercury MountainENE 78°1,103 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:3119:2219:59
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4615:5716:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474853596878838276655546
Precip in1.31.81.60.60.20.01.10.60.70.60.51.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 26 mi away.

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