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Eagle Cliff Boulder House

Eagle Cliff Boulder House from directly overhead

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. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates34.02239, -116.06176

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • 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
Peaks: 56
Parks: 55
  • 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
Attractions: 25
  • 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
Nature reserves: 23
Springs: 18
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
  • 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
  • Abandoned Rusty Car: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quail MountainW 264°1,772 m10.3 mi
Queen MountainNW 314°1,718 m3.0 mi
Inspiration PeakSW 232°1,694 m9.7 mi
Eureka PeakW 272°1,682 m16.5 mi
Ryan MountainWSW 239°1,663 m4.9 mi
Bernard PointS 186°1,655 m10.7 mi
Mt. Minerva HoytW 266°1,647 m9.5 mi
Lost Horse MountainSW 216°1,609 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3419:2319:59
September equinox06:3318:0918:42
December solstice06:4716:0116:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535662687685919083715951
Precip in0.50.60.40.10.00.00.40.70.30.10.20.6

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4753398098

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