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Riley's Store

Riley's Store from directly overhead

Riley's Store is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Mohave Peak stands 840 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is 1930's Colorado River Work Boat, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

1960's squatter community

How to reach it

Coordinates33.02285, -114.61933

122 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Picacho State Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
  • Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 5.1 mi
  • Cox Field: 15.2 mi
  • Mittry Lake Wildlife Area: 15.2 mi
  • Halo Street Park: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Rojo Grande: 0.9 mi
  • Little Picacho Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Picacho Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Pebble Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Black Mountain: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 14
  • 1930's Colorado River Work Boat: 0.2 mi
  • Upper Mill Site: 1.0 mi
  • Lower Mill: 1.0 mi
  • Valley of the Names: 10.7 mi
  • Tumco: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Jail: 0.8 mi
  • windmill water pump: 1.1 mi
  • Araz Stage Station: 19.4 mi
  • Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 20.4 mi
  • Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 20.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Carrizo Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Arrowweed Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Arrowhead Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Peter Kane Water Hole: 14.6 mi
  • Yuma Mineral Spring: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Playa Linda: 20.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Yuma Beach: 20.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Whitley Bridge: 2.6 mi
  • Arturos Bridge: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bear Canyon Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Carrizo Falls: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohave PeakNNE840 m19.0 mi
Needles EyeN755 m18.1 mi
Quartz PeakWNW664 m12.6 mi
Mount BarrowWNW659 m20.8 mi
Black MountainW646 m12.3 mi
Peter Kane MountainWNW643 m12.5 mi
Stud MountainSW611 m13.8 mi
Trip MountainNE579 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1818:50
June solstice05:3119:1519:51
September equinox06:2718:0418:37
December solstice06:3815:5916:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576066728089949489776455
Precip in0.50.50.40.10.00.00.20.40.40.20.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Proving Ground, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/475662054

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