Ghost town · California
Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Avawatz Mountains stands 1,876 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Otto Mountain, a peak 6.5 miles away. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
ghost town in San Bernardino County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates35.37111, -116.11500
64 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 29
- Otto Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Nickel Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Squat Hill: 9.3 mi
- Hanks Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Turquoise Mountain: 11.7 mi
Springs: 21
- Mesquite Spring: 11.1 mi
- Halloran Spring: 12.5 mi
- Old Mormon Spring: 12.7 mi
- Henry Spring: 14.8 mi
- Bull Spring: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Abandoned gas station: 12.6 mi
- Abandoned Restaurant: 12.6 mi
- Rasor Ranch: 19.5 mi
- Bobby's Benches Memorial Fire Pit: 21.6 mi
Parks: 3
- Chet Hoffman Park: 7.3 mi
- Salt Creek Hills ACEC: 19.6 mi
- Veteran's Hill Swingset: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- World's Tallest Thermometer: 7.6 mi
- Travelers Monument: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Salt Creek Riparian Area: 19.6 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Seventeenmile Point: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Crucero: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Aikens Arch: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avawatz Mountains | NW 309° | 1,876 m | 15.6 mi |
| Club Peak | ESE 102° | 1,508 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bull Spring Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,487 m | 15.6 mi |
| Button Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,412 m | 23.3 mi |
| Turquoise Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,372 m | 11.7 mi |
| Solomons Knob | ENE 76° | 1,364 m | 15.8 mi |
| Negro Head | E 83° | 1,315 m | 16.0 mi |
| Shadow Mountain | NE 53° | 1,275 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 7 mi away.
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