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Lane's Crossing

Lane's Crossing from directly overhead

Lane's Crossing is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 806 m. Wright Mountain stands 2,587 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Turner Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates34.57500, -117.33222

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rockview Nature Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cypress Pointe Park: 1.7 mi
  • Oro Grande Park: 1.7 mi
  • Grady Trammel Park: 2.5 mi
  • Village Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
  • Sugarloaf: 1.4 mi
  • Quartzite Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Macks Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Sparkhule Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Little Bell Mountain: 6.1 mi
Springs: 36
  • Turner Springs: 0.4 mi
  • R Z Spring: 12.5 mi
  • McInnis Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Isabelle Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Quail Spring: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Chamise: 19.2 mi
  • Live Oak Landing: 19.2 mi
  • Sycamore Landing: 19.2 mi
  • Cleghorn Day Use: 19.9 mi
  • Serrano Beach: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
Beaches: 8
  • Hamiltair Cove Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Tavern Bay Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Hamiltair community Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Penninsula Park Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Arrowhead Resort Beach: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch: 8.0 mi
  • Route 66: 20.5 mi
  • New Jack City (Rock Climbing): 21.1 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Queen: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hesperia Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Aztec Falls: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Old Town Arch: 3.5 mi
  • Mom: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • shooting gallery: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Lane's Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wright MountainSW2,587 m23.9 mi
South Peak White MountainSE2,356 m24.2 mi
White MountainSE2,355 m23.8 mi
Table MountainWSW2,288 m24.1 mi
North PeakSE2,155 m22.5 mi
Gobblers KnobSW2,115 m23.5 mi
East Table MountainSW2,066 m22.2 mi
Shay MountainSE2,032 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3819:2920:06
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5316:0516:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853596675818074635245
Precip in1.01.30.80.30.10.00.20.10.20.30.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victorville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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