- Elevation, modelled
- 632 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Skinner Peak2,172 m · 23.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3064, -117.8506
Desert Tortoise Natural Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 632 m. Skinner Peak stands 2,172 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve 3.3 miles away. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desert Tortoise Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skinner Peak | NW 319° | 2,172 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cache Peak | WSW 256° | 2,035 m | 23.3 mi |
| Backus Peak | N 349° | 2,027 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wyleys Knob | NW 314° | 1,941 m | 22.8 mi |
| Middle Knob | WSW 244° | 1,891 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pinyon Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,859 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mayan Peak | WNW 299° | 1,844 m | 22.2 mi |
| Butterbredt Peak | WNW 287° | 1,819 m | 17.9 mi |
145 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 39
- Poison Spring: 6.1 mi
- Mesquite Springs: 6.1 mi
- Mesa Spring: 9.5 mi
- Sheep Spring: 13.5 mi
- Alphie Spring: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 35
- Galileo Hill: 8.5 mi
- Sidney Peak: 8.5 mi
- Red Buttes: 8.7 mi
- Government Peak: 10.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 11.4 mi
Parks: 22
- Garlock Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- B Park: 7.5 mi
- Galileo Hill Park: 8.0 mi
- Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: 8.1 mi
- East Park: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 18
- Moment of Engagement: 23.9 mi
- Jet Model: 24.0 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 24.3 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 24.3 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 24.3 mi
Museums: 7
- The Rand Desert Museum: 11.8 mi
- Rio Tinto Borax Mine Visitor Center: 21.2 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 24.0 mi
- Boron Aerospace Museum: 24.0 mi
- Twenty Mule Team Museum: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Desert Tortoise Habitat Area: 8.1 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Cudahy camp: 8.4 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 8.5 mi
- Bickel Camp: 9.2 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Fremont: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 7.0 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 7.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 8.1 mi
- B-52: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Donley: 6.8 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 7.3 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Garlock: 7.5 mi
- Atolia: 13.6 mi
- Freeman Junction: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Boron Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Herbal Zen Garden: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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