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Los Puertecitos Historical Marker

Los Puertecitos Historical Marker from directly overhead

Los Puertecitos Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 51 m. Rabbit Peak stands 2,028 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrel Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. 179 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49519414, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.13963, -116.10474

179 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
  • Barrel Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Five Palms Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Seventeen Palms Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Tule Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Dave McCain Spring: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 43
Peaks: 42
Attractions: 18
  • Barrel Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Devil's Slide: 2.8 mi
  • Blowsand Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 6.1 mi
  • 5 Palms: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Slowjamastan's Independence Day Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • San Gregorio: 11.1 mi
  • Harper's Cabin: 12.6 mi
  • Bill Kenyon Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Old Borego: 14.5 mi
Parks: 6
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Discovery Center: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • desert garden: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Broken Ankle Bend: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rabbit PeakNNW 339°2,028 m21.7 mi
San Ysidro MountainWNW 289°1,873.6 m24.1 mi
The ThimbleWNW 288°1,761.4 m23.9 mi
Villager PeakNNW 339°1,759 m18.4 mi
Granite MountainWSW 254°1,717 m22.5 mi
Whale PeakWSW 238°1,630.4 m14.4 mi
Chimney RockWNW 285°1,441 m23.1 mi
Chariot MountainWSW 251°1,416 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2418:56
June solstice05:3719:2119:57
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:4516:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596269748189969690796758
Precip in0.70.80.50.10.00.00.30.40.30.20.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocotillo Wells 2W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358788216

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