Kelso
Kelso is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 648 m. Edgar Peak stands 2,183 m to the east-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelso Depot, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
100 named places within 25 miles
- Cornfield Spring: 5.5 mi
- Bolder Spring: 6.5 mi
- Tough Nut Spring: 6.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 9.1 mi
- Kelso Peak: 7.5 mi
- Edgar Peak: 7.7 mi
- Fountain Peak: 8.0 mi
- Kelso Dunes: 8.4 mi
- Marl Mountains: 10.3 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial: 9.3 mi
- Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 9.3 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 11.7 mi
- Mojave Road: 13.9 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell: 14.8 mi
- Providence: 8.7 mi
- Cima: 17.8 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 9.3 mi
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Kelso Depot: 0.0 mi
- Mojave National Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Aikens Arch: 16.6 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kelso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Peak | ESE 121° | 2,183 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fountain Peak | SE 125° | 2,126 m | 8.0 mi |
| Drum Peak | NE 51° | 2,123 m | 24.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | S 189° | 2,061 m | 15.3 mi |
| Silver Peak | S 190° | 1,946 m | 14.0 mi |
| Table Top | ENE 67° | 1,884 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kessler Peak | NNE 19° | 1,879 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | NE 54° | 1,873 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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