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Ivanpah

Ivanpah from directly overhead

Ivanpah is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,305 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54500, -115.53500

103 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
  • Willow Spring: 0.0 mi
  • Ivanpah Springs: 0.5 mi
  • Whiskey Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Whitfield Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Burro Spring: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Clark Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Mohawk Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Mineral Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Kokoweef Peak: 8.9 mi
  • Striped Mountain: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Ivanpah Lake: 7.5 mi
  • Desperado: 9.7 mi
  • Lucy Grey Mine: 14.7 mi
  • Nipton: 15.8 mi
  • GoJump Skydiving Las Vegas: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 2.7 mi
  • Aikens Arch: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Parks: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainWSW 246°2,417 m3.3 mi
New York Two MountainSSE 147°2,296 m23.4 mi
New York MountainSSE 147°2,275 m23.3 mi
Kingston PeakWNW 301°2,235 m24.8 mi
McCullough MountainENE 79°2,125 m20.4 mi
Drum PeakSSE 151°2,123 m24.8 mi
Kessler PeakS 179°1,879 m15.9 mi
Kokoweef PeakSSE 165°1,843 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2819:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5416:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444753607080858376645143
Precip in0.91.20.70.40.00.00.80.60.30.60.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goodsprings, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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