Fort Piute
Fort Piute is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 862 m. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Petroglyphs, a attraction 0.6 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Fort Piute, originally named Fort Beale, was a post first established by Captain James H. Carleton, of the 1st Dragoons. Fort Piute lies at the elevation 2,828 feet / 862 meters near the place where the surface flow of Piute Creek ends, after running down stream from Piute Spring creating an oasis. Where the surface flow of the creek ends it descends into the soil of the wash of Piute Creek that then turns to run to the southwest towards the Colorado River.
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Wikidata Q24063775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
136 named places within 25 miles
- Piute Spring: 0.7 mi
- Vontrigger Spring: 10.0 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 13.6 mi
- Quail Spring: 14.6 mi
- Quail Spring: 15.9 mi
- Billie Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.7 mi
- Homer Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Lanfair Buttes: 9.8 mi
- Bobcat Hills: 10.1 mi
- Piute Corral: 1.7 mi
- Nevada Southern Railway: 11.5 mi
- Mining Town Of Hart: 13.8 mi
- Goffs Schoolhouse: 14.2 mi
- Cal - Nev - Ari: 14.2 mi
- Arizona Veterans Memorial Park: 19.9 mi
- Arizona Veterans Memorial - South: 20.0 mi
- Mountain View Park: 20.6 mi
- William Bennett Park: 20.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 20.6 mi
- Hart: 13.7 mi
- Goffs: 14.2 mi
- Vanderbilt: 20.9 mi
- Mohave City: 21.1 mi
- Polhamus Landing: 24.1 mi
- Southern Nevada Visitors Center: 10.3 mi
- Laughlin Brake Check Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- John Wilkie Rest Area at Fenner: 24.9 mi
- John Wilkie Rest Area at Fenner: 25.0 mi
- Goffs Schoolhouse: 14.2 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom: 23.6 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall: 23.6 mi
- Colorado River Museum: 24.1 mi
- Petroglyphs: 0.6 mi
- Scooter's Family Fun Center: 22.1 mi
- Bella's Garden: 21.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 22.2 mi
- Big Bend Conservation Area: 19.0 mi
- Golgotha: 19.7 mi
- Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Piute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Two Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,296 m | 20.9 mi |
| New York Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,275 m | 21.0 mi |
| Drum Peak | WNW 293° | 2,123 m | 20.6 mi |
| Table Top | W 269° | 1,884 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,873 m | 22.2 mi |
| Castle Peaks | NNW 331° | 1,712 m | 20.2 mi |
| Twin Buttes | W 267° | 1,704 m | 21.3 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | NE 53° | 1,687 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 15:53 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laughlin, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/907092443
Day trips start here
- Laughlin · 21 mi
- Bullhead City · 24 mi
- Needles · 29 mi
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