Ivanpah
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. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California
How to reach it
99 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Nipton Historical Plaque: 15.7 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 15.9 mi
- Mojave phone booth: 19.8 mi
- Abandoned Restaurant: 23.3 mi
- Abandoned gas station: 23.3 mi
- 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
- Borax: 16.0 mi
- Cima: 21.3 mi
- Vanderbilt: 22.0 mi
- Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 2.7 mi
- Aikens Arch: 24.3 mi
- Peace Park: 19.4 mi
- Goodsprings Park: 20.5 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 15.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,417 m | 3.3 mi |
| New York Two Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,296 m | 23.4 mi |
| New York Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,275 m | 23.3 mi |
| Kingston Peak | WNW 301° | 2,235 m | 24.8 mi |
| McCullough Mountain | ENE 79° | 2,125 m | 20.4 mi |
| Drum Peak | SSE 151° | 2,123 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kessler Peak | S 179° | 1,879 m | 15.9 mi |
| Kokoweef Peak | SSE 165° | 1,843 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:54 | 16:34 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goodsprings, 21 mi away.
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