Ghost town · California
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,328 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bathtub Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates35.32722, -115.24972
108 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 52
- Bathtub Spring: 0.9 mi
- Slaughterhouse Spring: 1.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 2.2 mi
- Dove Spring: 3.7 mi
- Mail Spring: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 31
- Castle Peaks: 5.8 mi
- New York Mountain: 5.8 mi
- New York Two Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Drum Peak: 7.8 mi
- Hart Peak: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Mining Town Of Hart: 8.2 mi
- Nipton Historical Plaque: 9.7 mi
- Nevada Southern Railway: 13.5 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 17.0 mi
- Mojave Road: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Nipton: 9.7 mi
- Lucy Grey Mine: 15.7 mi
- Ivanpah Lake: 17.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 20.9 mi
- Desperado: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Rock Garden: 9.7 mi
Parks: 1
- Searchlight Town Park: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Mojave National Preserve: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Southern Nevada Visitors Center: 23.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vanderbilt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | NW 306° | 2,417 m | 23.5 mi |
| New York Two Mountain | SW 216° | 2,296 m | 5.9 mi |
| New York Mountain | SW 218° | 2,275 m | 5.8 mi |
| McCullough Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,125 m | 19.5 mi |
| Drum Peak | SSW 211° | 2,123 m | 7.8 mi |
| Table Top | SSW 204° | 1,884 m | 16.4 mi |
| Kessler Peak | W 267° | 1,879 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | SW 214° | 1,873 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:54 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Searchlight, 21 mi away.
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