Plank Road
Plank Road is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Black Mountain stands 646 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Plank Road, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- This unique plank road seven miles long was the only means early motorists had for crossing the treacherous Imperial Sand Dunes. The eight by twelve foot sections were moved with a team of horses whenever the shifting sands covered portions of the road...
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gadsden Park: 13.3 mi
- Barkley Ranch Park: 14.1 mi
- Council Avenue Park: 14.3 mi
- Somerton Park: 14.3 mi
- Sanguinetti Park: 14.6 mi
- East Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 10.2 mi
- Pilot Knob Mesa: 10.3 mi
- Pasadena Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Pilot Knob Mesa: 12.6 mi
- Old Plank Road: 0.2 mi
- The Center of the World: 9.5 mi
- Tumco: 13.0 mi
- Araz Stage Station Ruins: 13.5 mi
- Railroad Passenger Car: 17.5 mi
- Museum of History in Granite: 9.6 mi
- Yuma History Museum: 17.4 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 17.5 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 17.5 mi
- Sanguinetti House Museum: 17.7 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 10.2 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 13.5 mi
- Cibola Raider: 14.9 mi
- Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 17.9 mi
- United States Marine Corps: 19.5 mi
- Playa Linda: 16.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 16.8 mi
- Yuma Beach: 17.9 mi
- Hedges: 12.9 mi
- Colorado City: 17.1 mi
- Sand Hills Rest Area: 2.7 mi
- Robert J Moody Demonstration Garden: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 18.3 mi
- Holtville Hot Spring: 20.5 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plank Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNE 13° | 646 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stud Mountain | NE 44° | 611 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | NE 42° | 480 m | 12.9 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NE 40° | 439 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pasadena Mountain | NE 50° | 437 m | 12.2 mi |
| Dragon's Nest | NE 40° | 396 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pebble Mountain | NE 48° | 306 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brokaws Ridge | NNW 345° | 301 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:39 | 16:01 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Tijuana).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Quartermaster Depot, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1055250502
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