Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark
Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Granite Peak stands 2,061 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Ambpy Crater, formed of ash and cinders, is 250 feet high and 1500 feet in diameter. The crater is in one of the youngest volcanic fields in the United States. [...]
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
47 named places within 25 miles
- Amboy Crater: 1.0 mi
- Amboy Crater: 1.1 mi
- Windy Point: 7.3 mi
- Dish Hill: 10.1 mi
- Lead Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Budweiser Spring: 15.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cove Spring: 18.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 18.2 mi
- Van Winkle Spring: 18.3 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 0.2 mi
- Roy's Motel and Café: 2.1 mi
- Guardian Lion - West: 6.1 mi
- Foo Lions: 6.4 mi
- Route 66: 13.4 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 22.6 mi
- Tidewater and Tonopah Railroad: 24.6 mi
- Project Carryall: 24.7 mi
- Marble Mountains Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 15.5 mi
- Range 410: 19.7 mi
- Range 400: 20.4 mi
- Buddha: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NNE 16° | 2,061 m | 17.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 15° | 1,946 m | 18.3 mi |
| Granite Peak Plateau | NNE 19° | 1,801 m | 16.6 mi |
| Van Winkle Mountain | NE 34° | 1,402 m | 17.4 mi |
| White Fang | NNE 27° | 1,390 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hidden Hill | NE 37° | 1,181 m | 22.0 mi |
| Brown Buttes | NNE 25° | 943 m | 12.1 mi |
| Kelso Dunes | N 8° | 943 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:58 | 16:37 |
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 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 30 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1019299168
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