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Desert Tortoise Natural Area

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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 from directly overhead

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Skinner PeakNW 319°2,172 m23.8 mi
Cache PeakWSW 256°2,035 m23.3 mi
Backus PeakN 349°2,027 m24.7 mi
Wyleys KnobNW 314°1,941 m22.8 mi
Middle KnobWSW 244°1,891 m23.1 mi
Pinyon MountainWNW 302°1,859 m20.2 mi
Mayan PeakWNW 299°1,844 m22.2 mi
Butterbredt PeakWNW 287°1,819 m17.9 mi

145 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 39
Peaks: 35
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:3819:3320:10
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5716:0416:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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