Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Santa Rosa Mountain stands 2,455 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Preserve, a park 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Freedom Park: 1.6 mi
- Whitehawk Park: 2.2 mi
- Joe Mann Park: 3.1 mi
- Hovley Soccer Park: 3.5 mi
- Múmawet: 3.7 mi
- Point Happy: 4.8 mi
- La Quinta: 5.5 mi
- Eisenhower Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Indio Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Magnesia Spring: 7.6 mi
- Dos Palmas Spring: 12.8 mi
- Potrero Spring: 12.9 mi
- Agua Caliente Spring: 13.0 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 13.3 mi
- Dry Falls: 14.6 mi
- Dairy Queen - Left: 18.5 mi
- Dairy Queen Right: 18.5 mi
- Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face: 18.5 mi
- Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face: 18.5 mi
- Shadow Hills Recreation Center: 1.8 mi
- Sunnylands Center & Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden: 6.0 mi
- Palm Springs Surf Club: 9.7 mi
- Flak 37 88mm Gun: 10.9 mi
- Hidden Palms: 2.8 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 3.4 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 3.5 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 3.6 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 3.8 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Wildflower Field: 4.8 mi
- Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Palm Desert Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
- Palm Desert Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert: 5.0 mi
- Coachella Valley History Museum: 7.2 mi
- Logan Gallery: 7.4 mi
- La Quinta Museum: 7.5 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 8.7 mi
- Old Car: 3.9 mi
- Expressframe: 4.8 mi
- Desert Holocaust Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Thomas P. Genovese Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Tong wen neval: 13.6 mi
- West Fork Falls: 12.8 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 13.7 mi
- Dry Falls: 14.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 14.7 mi
- Delos Bench: 5.1 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 19.2 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,455 m | 18.7 mi |
| Antsell Rock | W 259° | 2,339.4 m | 18.6 mi |
| Apache Peak | WSW 256° | 2,309 m | 18.0 mi |
| Spitler Peak | WSW 252° | 2,290 m | 18.0 mi |
| Palm View Peak | WSW 245° | 2,184 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SW 236° | 2,147 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 238° | 2,138 m | 16.9 mi |
| Lion Peak | SW 236° | 2,095 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indio Fire STN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/973085144
Day trips start here
- Indian Wells · 5 mi
- Palm Desert · 5 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 6 mi
- Indio · 7 mi
- La Quinta · 7 mi
- Cathedral City · 8 mi
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