Essex
Essex is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 530 m. Edgar Peak stands 2,183 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrel Spring, a spring 5.2 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs past it. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
ghost town on U.S. Route 66 in San Bernardino County, California
How to reach it
- On the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
71 named places within 25 miles
- Barrel Spring: 5.2 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 5.9 mi
- Chuckwalla Spring: 8.0 mi
- Fenner Spring: 8.1 mi
- Honeymoon Spring: 9.5 mi
- Castle Dome: 7.6 mi
- Mercury Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Blind Hills: 9.0 mi
- Halfway Hill: 10.8 mi
- Carbonate Peak: 12.5 mi
- John Wilkie Safety Rest Area at Fenner: 5.5 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell: 15.8 mi
- Pah-ute Creek: 16.3 mi
- Army Camp at Goffs Desert Training Center: 16.4 mi
- Goffs Schoolhouse: 16.4 mi
- Goffs: 16.4 mi
- Chambless: 20.8 mi
- Providence: 22.6 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 17.3 mi
- Marble Mountains Wildlife Area: 22.1 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 21.0 mi
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
- John Wilkie Rest Area at Fenner: 5.4 mi
- Goffs Schoolhouse: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Essex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Peak | NW 313° | 2,183 m | 22.6 mi |
| Fountain Peak | NW 312° | 2,126 m | 22.2 mi |
| Hackberry Mountain | N 3° | 1,644 m | 22.0 mi |
| Wild Horse Mesa | NNW 330° | 1,581 m | 23.5 mi |
| Carbonate Peak | SSE 166° | 1,559 m | 12.5 mi |
| Van Winkle Mountain | W 276° | 1,402 m | 20.7 mi |
| Tortoise Shell Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,402 m | 21.7 mi |
| White Fang | W 279° | 1,390 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
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 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
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