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Silver Lake

Silver Lake from directly overhead

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. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

ghost town in San Bernardino County, California

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Coordinates35.37111, -116.11500
Around it

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
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: 5
Parks: 4
  • Chet Hoffman Park: 7.3 mi
  • Salt Creek Hills ACEC: 19.6 mi
  • Veteran's Hill Swingset: 22.8 mi
  • Veteran's Hill Swingset: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Aikens Arch: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Avawatz MountainsNW 309°1,876 m15.6 mi
Club PeakESE 102°1,508 m20.1 mi
Bull Spring MountainENE 64°1,487 m15.6 mi
Button MountainESE 103°1,412 m23.3 mi
Turquoise MountainENE 67°1,372 m11.7 mi
Solomons KnobENE 76°1,364 m15.8 mi
Negro HeadE 83°1,315 m16.0 mi
Shadow MountainNE 53°1,275 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3119:2620:03
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5015:5716:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495461687888949284715748
Precip in0.50.90.40.10.20.00.30.30.40.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 7 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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