Eagle Cliff Boulder House
Eagle Cliff Boulder House is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,391 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Elton Mine, a attraction 0.8 miles away. 247 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
247 named places within 25 miles
- Hunk Rock - East Face: 4.6 mi
- Hunk Rock - West Face: 4.6 mi
- Solid Gold: 5.0 mi
- Figures on a Landscape: 5.0 mi
- Snickers North Face: 5.1 mi
- Negro Hill: 1.4 mi
- Jumbo Rocks: 1.9 mi
- Queen Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Joshua Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Knott's Sky Park: 7.3 mi
- Bucklin Park: 7.8 mi
- Veteran's Park: 8.3 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 8.6 mi
- Luckie Park: 8.8 mi
- Elton Mine: 0.8 mi
- Split Rock: 0.9 mi
- Face Rock: 1.5 mi
- Skull Rock: 1.7 mi
- Elephant Rock: 2.0 mi
- Pine Spring: 1.5 mi
- Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 6.3 mi
- Johnson Spring: 7.1 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 7.7 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 10.9 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 4.2 mi
- Windmill Pump: 4.2 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 4.2 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 4.2 mi
- Ruins of a house: 4.4 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 6.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 14.6 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 17.6 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 21.6 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 13.0 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 14.7 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 18.5 mi
- Indian Palms: 18.6 mi
- Indiam Palms: 18.8 mi
- Orrery: 4.2 mi
- Synergy: 23.7 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 24.3 mi
- Atlatl: 24.3 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 24.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 7.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Meditation Garden: 4.2 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Cliff Boulder House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | W 264° | 1,772 m | 10.3 mi |
| Queen Mountain | NW 314° | 1,718 m | 3.0 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SW 232° | 1,694 m | 9.7 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 272° | 1,682 m | 16.5 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,663 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bernard Point | S 186° | 1,655 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | W 266° | 1,647 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SW 216° | 1,609 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twentynine Palms, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4753398098
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 8 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 13 mi
- Joshua Tree · 16 mi
- Riverside County · 16 mi
- Yucca Valley · 22 mi
- Indio · 23 mi
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