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Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve

Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve from directly overhead

Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,260 m. Onyx Peak stands 2,778 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Christ Park, a park 1.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
University of California, Natural Reserve System

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.14588, -116.45447
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Desert Christ Park: 1.4 mi
  • Golden Rule Park: 1.5 mi
  • Triangle Park: 1.9 mi
  • Brehm Park: 1.9 mi
  • Youth Sports Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
  • North Park Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Yucca Mesa: 3.0 mi
  • Sawtooths: 3.1 mi
  • Black Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Flat Top: 4.0 mi
Cliffs
  • The Gossip Column: 16.2 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 16.4 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 16.4 mi
  • Defender Block: 16.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 16.7 mi
Springs: 55
Nature reserves: 30
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 3.1 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 4.0 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 4.3 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 5.5 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 2.4 mi
  • Giant Rock: 13.5 mi
  • David Knopp: 15.8 mi
  • Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 16.4 mi
  • Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 17.1 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 15
  • Samuelson Rocks: 13.9 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 19.7 mi
  • Gram Parsons: 19.8 mi
  • Abandoned rusty car: 19.8 mi
  • Abandoned Rusty Car: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Arizona Desert Region: 24.4 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 24.4 mi
  • California Desert Region: 24.4 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 24.4 mi
  • Sonoran Desert Region: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Rhythms of Life: 3.0 mi
  • Atlatl: 3.0 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 21.8 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 22.0 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Silverwood Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Dry Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Onyx PeakWNW 282°2,778 m14.9 mi
Wysup PeakW 274°2,740 m15.0 mi
Heart Bar PeakW 274°2,539 m17.6 mi
Three SistersW 271°2,469 m12.1 mi
Three Sisters PeaksW 267°2,326 m10.5 mi
Tip Top MountainWNW 298°2,316 m15.4 mi
East PeakNW 304°2,293 m18.8 mi
Granite PointNW 304°2,290 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3519:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:4916:0216:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054606775818275655446
Precip in1.41.20.80.20.10.00.50.20.10.60.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yucca Valley, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1460664240

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