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Rice

Rice from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates34.08361, -114.84972
Around it

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
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn PeakNNE 14°1,139 m10.4 mi
Mopah PeaksNNE 18°1,038 m15.6 mi
Castle RockNNE 18°878 m13.3 mi
Savahia PeakNE 54°821 m22.5 mi
Mexican HatN 1°802 m23.9 mi
Negro PeakNE 36°724 m14.0 mi
Riverside MountainESE 104°652 m19.9 mi
Arica MountainWSW 236°638 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:51
June solstice05:2919:1819:55
September equinox06:2818:0518:38
December solstice06:4215:5616:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566066738291969589766455

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iron MTN, 16 mi away.

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