Ghost town · California
Garlock
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 Garlock Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kern County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates35.40250, -117.79000
132 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 35
- Black Mountain: 5.8 mi
- El Paso Peaks: 6.8 mi
- Red Buttes: 7.1 mi
- Sidney Peak: 7.3 mi
- Government Peak: 7.4 mi
Springs: 29
- 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: 19
- Garlock Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- East Park: 10.5 mi
- Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: 12.8 mi
- Galileo Hill Park: 12.9 mi
- B Park: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 18
- Moment of Engagement: 16.5 mi
- Jet Model: 16.5 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 16.8 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 16.8 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 9.3 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 6
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 4.8 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 4.9 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 10.9 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 18.5 mi
- plane: 18.8 mi
Museums: 6
- The Rand Desert Museum: 8.0 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 16.6 mi
- Maturango Museum: 17.1 mi
- China Lake Museum: 17.2 mi
- China Lake Museum: 19.3 mi
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
Picnic sites: 3
- Tamarisk Grove: 11.0 mi
- Donley: 11.1 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Atolia: 11.9 mi
- Freeman Junction: 15.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Herbal Zen Garden: 16.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jenkins | NNW 332° | 2,396 m | 24.1 mi |
| Morris Peak | NNW 331° | 2,199 m | 22.8 mi |
| Skinner Peak | WNW 301° | 2,172 m | 22.1 mi |
| Russell Peak | NNW 333° | 2,041 m | 21.0 mi |
| Backus Peak | NNW 335° | 2,027 m | 19.4 mi |
| Wyleys Knob | WNW 295° | 1,941 m | 21.8 mi |
| Pinyon Mountain | W 281° | 1,859 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mayan Peak | W 281° | 1,844 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
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 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 8 mi away.
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