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Garlock

Garlock from directly overhead

Garlock is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 662 m. Mount Jenkins stands 2,396 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesquite Springs, a spring 1.6 miles away. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

ghost town in Kern County, California

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Coordinates35.40250, -117.79000
Around it

124 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Springs: 26
  • Mesquite Springs: 1.6 mi
  • Poison Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Mesa Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Willow Spring: 7.6 mi
Parks: 18
  • East Park: 10.5 mi
  • Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: 12.8 mi
  • Galileo Hill Park: 12.9 mi
  • B Park: 14.1 mi
  • H Park: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 18
Nature reserves: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • Bickel Camp: 5.9 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 7.7 mi
  • X-15 Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 13.9 mi
  • Fremont: 18.9 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 4.8 mi
  • Red cliffs trail: 10.9 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 18.5 mi
  • plane: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tamarisk Grove: 11.0 mi
  • Donley: 11.1 mi
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JenkinsNNW2,396 m24.1 mi
Morris PeakNNW2,199 m22.8 mi
Skinner PeakWNW2,172 m22.1 mi
Russell PeakNNW2,041 m21.0 mi
Backus PeakNNW2,027 m19.4 mi
Wyleys KnobWNW1,941 m21.8 mi
Pinyon MountainW1,859 m21.0 mi
Mayan PeakW1,844 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:3719:3220:10
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5716:0416:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474954616979858477665446
Precip in1.41.61.00.40.10.00.20.20.20.50.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 8 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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