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Piute Corral

Piute Corral from directly overhead

Piute Corral is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,042 m. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Piute Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10402, -115.01249

116 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
  • Piute Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Vontrigger Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Quail Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Mail Spring: 17.8 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Billie Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Signal Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Homer Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Bobcat Hills: 8.5 mi
  • Lanfair Buttes: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Fort Piute: 1.7 mi
  • Nevada Southern Railway: 10.2 mi
  • Goffs Schoolhouse: 13.0 mi
  • Army Camp at Goffs Desert Training Center: 13.0 mi
  • Pah-ute Creek: 13.1 mi
Parks: 13
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Petroglyphs: 1.2 mi
  • Scooter's Family Fun Center: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Bella's Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 23.7 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Bend Conservation Area: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Golgotha: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New York Two MountainWNW2,296 m20.0 mi
New York MountainWNW2,275 m20.1 mi
Drum PeakWNW2,123 m19.5 mi
Table TopW1,884 m20.1 mi
Pinto MountainWNW1,873 m20.9 mi
Little Thorne MountainsW1,780 m23.9 mi
Castle PeaksNNW1,712 m20.1 mi
Twin ButtesW1,704 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1918:52
June solstice05:2719:2119:58
September equinox06:2918:0518:38
December solstice06:4515:5416:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864728190969588756254
Precip in1.01.20.80.20.00.00.20.40.30.30.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laughlin, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/571324791

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