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James Winkler

James Winkler from directly overhead

James Winkler is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,521 m. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Mesa, a peak 1.8 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
In Loving Memory James W. Winkler 1912 - 1986

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05288, -115.46404

122 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 60
  • Summit Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Macedonia Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Mexican Water Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Bullock Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Gold Valley Spring: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Wild Horse Mesa: 1.8 mi
  • Columbia Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Little Thorne Mountains: 2.7 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 6.6 mi
  • Table Top: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 8.0 mi
  • Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Mojave Road: 8.9 mi
  • Jack and Ida Mitchell: 10.2 mi
  • Pine Tree Ranch: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Aikens Arch: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Winkler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New York Two MountainNNE 31°2,296 m16.6 mi
New York MountainNNE 31°2,275 m16.7 mi
Edgar PeakSSW 211°2,183 m7.9 mi
Fountain PeakSSW 209°2,126 m8.5 mi
Drum PeakNNE 33°2,123 m14.7 mi
Granite PeakSW 216°2,061 m22.2 mi
Silver PeakSW 218°1,946 m21.2 mi
Table TopNE 54°1,884 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2919:2220:00
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4715:5516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474853596878838276655546
Precip in1.31.81.60.60.20.01.10.60.70.60.51.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1761796087

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