Ghost town · California
Rice
Rice is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Horn Peak stands 1,139 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Shoe Fence, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates34.08361, -114.84972
21 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 10
- Arica Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Horn Peak: 10.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.3 mi
- Negro Peak: 14.0 mi
- Mopah Peaks: 15.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Horn Spring: 9.3 mi
- Tank Spring: 11.2 mi
- Mopah Spring: 16.5 mi
- Coffin Spring: 21.6 mi
- Mohawk Spring: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Rice Shoe Fence: 0.1 mi
- Iron Mountain Sign Post: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Iron Mountain Divisional Camp: 16.0 mi
- Lost Arch Historic Mining Camp: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Midland: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rice. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Peak | NNE 14° | 1,139 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mopah Peaks | NNE 18° | 1,038 m | 15.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNE 18° | 878 m | 13.3 mi |
| Savahia Peak | NE 54° | 821 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mexican Hat | N 1° | 802 m | 23.9 mi |
| Negro Peak | NE 36° | 724 m | 14.0 mi |
| Riverside Mountain | ESE 104° | 652 m | 19.9 mi |
| Arica Mountain | WSW 236° | 638 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:42 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iron MTN, 16 mi away.
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