Ghost town · California
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Bear Mountain stands 2,106 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Neighborhood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former settlement in California
How to reach it
Coordinates35.29680, -119.05700
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Seasons Park: 0.5 mi
- Challenger Park: 0.7 mi
- Coral Keys Park: 1.0 mi
- Stone Creek Park: 1.4 mi
Springs: 27
- Amargo Springs: 17.2 mi
- Warm Spring: 18.5 mi
- Dripping Spring: 19.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.8 mi
- Martina Spring: 19.8 mi
Peaks: 13
- Ant Hill: 13.1 mi
- Brushy Hill: 14.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Rock Pile: 17.0 mi
- Knob Hill: 19.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village: 7.0 mi
- Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library: 7.0 mi
- California Living Museum: 13.4 mi
- Minter Field Air Museum: 15.9 mi
- The Green Hotel: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Flume Creek Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- The Crossing: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Bakersfield Jam: 8.5 mi
- Bakersfield Speedway: 10.7 mi
- checkpoint: 22.2 mi
- Oil Patch Fire House: 24.8 mi
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Kern Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Site of the Flight of the Gossamer Condor: 15.7 mi
- Veterans Park Memorial Site: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Rattlesnake Canyon: 12.4 mi
- Lake Ming County Park: 14.2 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve State Park: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- Father Francisco Garces: 6.6 mi
- North Beardsley Skatepark: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Mon Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Chalk Cliff: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sister City Gardens: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Buttonwillow Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- 4 Island Lake Beach: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rio Bravo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,106 m | 24.5 mi |
| Saturday Peak | NE 52° | 1,260 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NE 41° | 1,184 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Adelaide | ENE 62° | 1,041 m | 19.9 mi |
| Horsethief Mountain | SE 124° | 963 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pampa Peak | ENE 76° | 955 m | 20.0 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 25° | 540 m | 22.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 36° | 483 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
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 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersfield 5 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Bakersfield · 5 mi
- Kern County · 9 mi
- Buttonwillow · 23 mi
- Taft · 24 mi
- Maricopa · 25 mi
- The Grapevine · 28 mi
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