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Bobby's Benches Memorial Fire Pit

Bobby's Benches Memorial Fire Pit from directly overhead

Bobby's Benches Memorial Fire Pit is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Kingston Peak stands 2,235 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Competition Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66801, -116.23474

73 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 31
  • Amargosa Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Sheep Creek Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Competition Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Banshee Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Red Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Veteran's Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Bullion Mill Site: 11.7 mi
  • Alexander Mill Site: 11.7 mi
  • Noonday Mill Site: 11.8 mi
  • Original Tecopa Town Site: 11.8 mi
  • Rainbow Mill Site: 11.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Veteran's Hill Swingset: 1.8 mi
  • Veteran's Hill Swingset: 1.8 mi
  • Salt Creek Hills ACEC: 3.6 mi
  • Tecopa Park & Campground: 14.1 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Ibex Dunes: 7.7 mi
  • China Ranch Date Farm: 9.4 mi
  • Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 13.8 mi
  • Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 21.2 mi
  • Death Valley National Park Signage: 22.4 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Salt Creek Riparian Area: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bobby's Benches Memorial Fire Pit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kingston PeakENE 77°2,235 m18.4 mi
Avawatz MountainsSSW 207°1,876 m12.0 mi
Bull Spring MountainESE 123°1,487 m24.8 mi
Ibex PeakNW 325°1,447 m17.8 mi
Turquoise MountainSE 132°1,372 m23.8 mi
Sheephead MountainNNW 331°1,305 m20.0 mi
Salsberry PeakNNW 327°1,251 m22.9 mi
Rhodes HillNW 320°878 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3019:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:5215:5716:36

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, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1339735611

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