- Elevation, modelled
- 823 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cache Peak2,035 m · 21.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2228, -117.8727
Desert Tortoise Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 823 m. Cache Peak stands 2,035 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Tortoise Habitat Area, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desert Tortoise Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache Peak | W 270° | 2,035 m | 21.3 mi |
| Middle Knob | WSW 258° | 1,891 m | 20.1 mi |
| Pinyon Mountain | NW 316° | 1,859 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mayan Peak | NW 313° | 1,844 m | 24.7 mi |
| Butterbredt Peak | NW 305° | 1,819 m | 19.4 mi |
| Gold Peak | NW 314° | 1,806 m | 22.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,743 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pajuela Peak | WSW 254° | 1,728 m | 24.9 mi |
115 named places within 25 miles
- Galileo Hill: 6.7 mi
- Castle Butte: 7.5 mi
- Desert Butte: 10.2 mi
- Sidney Peak: 12.0 mi
- Sugarloaf: 12.7 mi
- Poison Spring: 12.0 mi
- Mesquite Springs: 12.0 mi
- Cutterbank Spring: 14.9 mi
- Mesa Spring: 15.2 mi
- Alphie Spring: 15.4 mi
- B Park: 3.1 mi
- Borax Bill Park: 4.1 mi
- Galileo Hill Park: 6.5 mi
- Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: 6.6 mi
- Central Park: 7.7 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 9.1 mi
- Cudahy camp: 13.3 mi
- Bickel Camp: 14.8 mi
- Fremont: 16.8 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Desert Tortoise Habitat Area: 2.3 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 11.5 mi
- The Rand Desert Museum: 15.8 mi
- Rio Tinto Borax Mine Visitor Center: 16.9 mi
- Boron Aerospace Museum: 19.9 mi
- Twenty Mule Team Museum: 19.9 mi
- Air Force Flight Test Center Museum: 21.6 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 11.3 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 12.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 13.0 mi
- B-52: 15.9 mi
- Donley: 9.2 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 10.0 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 14.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 16 mi away.
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