Mojave Memorial Cross
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Mojave Memorial Cross is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,533 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kessler Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Mojave Memorial Cross, officially known as the White Cross World War I Memorial, is a cross formerly on public land in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California that was at the center of the Salazar v. Buono legal case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The original cross was erected in 1934 to honor those killed in war. The cross stands on Sunrise Rock, a granite outcropping adjacent to Cima Road about 12 miles (19 km) south of Interstate 15, and 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Cima, California; the trailhead leading to Teutonia Peak is on the opposite side of the road, 1,300 feet (400 m) north of the monument. The area is a saddle between Cima Dome and the Ivanpah Mountains, both of which are part of the Mojave National Preserve.
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Wikidata Q6895004, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kessler Spring: 1.5 mi
- Cut Springs: 2.5 mi
- White Rock Spring: 3.5 mi
- Deer Spring: 3.9 mi
- Mineral Spring: 8.3 mi
- Kessler Peak: 1.2 mi
- Teutonia Peak: 1.3 mi
- Cima Dome: 2.6 mi
- Wildcat Butte: 5.3 mi
- Striped Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Mojave phone booth: 7.8 mi
- Mojave Road: 9.9 mi
- Nipton Historical Plaque: 18.9 mi
- Abandoned Restaurant: 19.6 mi
- Abandoned gas station: 19.6 mi
- Cima: 6.1 mi
- Ivanpah: 15.9 mi
- Vanderbilt: 17.0 mi
- Kelso: 21.7 mi
- Providence: 23.3 mi
- Ivanpah Lake: 18.2 mi
- Nipton: 18.9 mi
- Lucy Grey Mine: 22.7 mi
- Desperado: 22.8 mi
- Aikens Arch: 12.3 mi
- Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 15.9 mi
- Mojave National Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 18.9 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 20.6 mi
- Kelso Depot: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mojave Memorial Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | N 352° | 2,417 m | 14.7 mi |
| New York Two Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,296 m | 14.0 mi |
| New York Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,275 m | 13.9 mi |
| Edgar Peak | S 178° | 2,183 m | 24.8 mi |
| Drum Peak | ESE 114° | 2,123 m | 14.2 mi |
| Table Top | SE 144° | 1,884 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kessler Peak | E 89° | 1,879 m | 1.2 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | SE 132° | 1,873 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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