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Maturango Museum

Maturango Museum, a museum in California
Maturango Museum, a museum in CaliforniaAiden GoodarziRad · CC BY-SA 4.0

Maturango Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 701 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is China Lake Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

About

The story

Maturango Museum is located in Ridgecrest, California. The museum is best known for the guided tours of the Coso Rock Art District located on China Lake Naval Weapons Station, although due to restrictions from the base command, the petroglyphs are currently not available for public tours at this time. The museum offers exhibits and displays featuring both the natural and the cultural history and diversity of the Northern Mojave Desert with exhibits of animals, plants, rocks and minerals, Native American artifacts, and contemporary arts and crafts.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1975.

Wikidata Q15959193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
701 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.63026, -117.66936
Around it

132 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
  • Willow Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Bedrock Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 28
Artworks: 18
Parks: 11
  • Leroy Jackson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Petroglyph Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ridgecrest Senior Center: 0.7 mi
  • Freedom Park: 0.7 mi
  • Upjohn Park: 1.2 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • X-15 Memorial: 15.1 mi
  • Bickel Camp: 18.1 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 18.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Owens PeakWNW 292°2,574 m19.8 mi
Sawtooth PeakNW 306°2,435 m22.8 mi
Mount JenkinsWNW 287°2,396 m18.9 mi
Spanish NeedleWNW 298°2,390 m21.0 mi
Lamont PeakWNW 298°2,253 m23.8 mi
Morris PeakWNW 283°2,199 m18.3 mi
Pinyon PeakW 279°2,063 m23.8 mi
Russell PeakW 281°2,041 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3619:3320:10
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5716:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057637281888678665345
Precip in0.91.10.50.20.10.10.10.10.20.30.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — China Lake NAF, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174569

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