Ghost town · California
Llano Del Rio
Llano Del Rio is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 971 m. Pine Mountain stands 2,942 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearblossom Park, a park 4.9 miles away.
human settlement in California, United States of America
What the record says
- Founded
- 1914
- Abandoned
- 1918
How to reach it
Coordinates34.50650, -117.82700
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sandrocks: 5.7 mi
- Lovejoy Buttes: 6.7 mi
- Black Butte: 6.9 mi
- Three Sisters: 7.2 mi
- Devils Chair: 7.3 mi
Parks: 57
- Pearblossom Park: 4.9 mi
- Devils Punchbowl County Park: 6.8 mi
- Stephen Sorensen Park: 7.1 mi
- Avenue T Park: 7.9 mi
- Everett Martin Park: 8.1 mi
Springs: 34
- Lovejoy Springs: 6.8 mi
- Icy Springs: 9.2 mi
- Moss Spring: 9.5 mi
- Reed Spring: 9.7 mi
- Moody Springs: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 12
- Sandrocks: 6.3 mi
- Devil's Punchbowl: 6.8 mi
- Bridge to Nowhere: 16.1 mi
- D-21: 16.2 mi
- SR-71: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Jackson Lake: 9.7 mi
- Mescal Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Grassy Hollow Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Eagles Roost Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
- Ridge Crest Picnic Ground: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Theodore Payne Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.1 mi
- Carl O Gerhardy Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.6 mi
- Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary: 13.4 mi
- Angeles National Forest: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Vincent's Cabin: 10.7 mi
- In the Pines: 11.8 mi
- Stanley-Miller Miner's cabin: 15.5 mi
- 1983 Winter Transit Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Dorr Canyon Falls: 9.1 mi
- Cooper Canyon Falls: 10.9 mi
- San Antonio Falls: 19.6 mi
- Sturtevant Falls: 23.1 mi
- Fish Canyon Falls: 23.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Antelope Valley State Indian Museum: 10.0 mi
- Wrightwood History Museum: 15.0 mi
- Blackbird Airpark: 16.2 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: 16.3 mi
- Mt. Baldy Museum & Dorothy Wisely History Center: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Astral Challenger: 19.4 mi
- One Desert Sky: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
- High Desert Truck Stop: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Old Town Community Garden: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Llano Del Rio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | SE 142° | 2,942 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Baden-Powell | SSE 161° | 2,860 m | 10.8 mi |
| Throop Peak | S 172° | 2,779 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Burnham | SSE 166° | 2,740 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Hawkins | S 174° | 2,677 m | 11.5 mi |
| Middle Hawkins | S 176° | 2,593 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SE 137° | 2,587 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Lewis | S 173° | 2,546 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pearblossom, 4 mi away.
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