Desert View Conservation Area
Desert View Conservation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 961 m. Three Sisters Peaks stands 2,326 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Hole Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- San Bernardino County | Special Districts
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Sunburst Park: 1.9 mi
- Friendly Hills Park: 2.5 mi
- Paradise Park: 5.2 mi
- Machris Park: 5.3 mi
- Mary: 3.7 mi
- Nolina Peak: 3.8 mi
- Pant: 4.0 mi
- Pappy: 4.6 mi
- Bunker Mountain: 4.6 mi
- The Gossip Column: 6.7 mi
- Defender Block: 7.0 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 7.2 mi
- Empire Wall: 7.4 mi
- Wall of Absurdities: 7.4 mi
- David Knopp: 6.8 mi
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 7.5 mi
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 7.7 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 7.8 mi
- Super Dome: 8.5 mi
- Coyote Hole Spring: 0.9 mi
- Quail Springs: 5.8 mi
- Covington Spring: 6.9 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 7.3 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 7.3 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 0.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.4 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.4 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.6 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 3.8 mi
- Samuelson Rocks: 5.5 mi
- Ruins of a house: 10.6 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 10.6 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 10.6 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 10.7 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 9.6 mi
- Atlatl: 9.7 mi
- Orrery: 14.9 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 23.3 mi
- Synergy: 23.4 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 1.9 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 5.5 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 7.2 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 8.5 mi
- Pioneertown Film Museum: 11.9 mi
- Meditation Garden: 14.9 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 23.7 mi
- Wildflower Field: 24.1 mi
- Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 24.1 mi
- West Gardens: 24.1 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 7.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Delos Bench: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Desert View Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters Peaks | W 275° | 2,326 m | 19.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,871 m | 18.8 mi |
| Quail Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,772 m | 8.0 mi |
| Queen Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,718 m | 11.8 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SSE 156° | 1,694 m | 13.6 mi |
| Eureka Peak | SSW 210° | 1,682 m | 6.7 mi |
| Chaparrosa Peak | W 279° | 1,679 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | SE 135° | 1,663 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joshua Tree, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/483558494
Day trips start here
- Joshua Tree · 2 mi
- Yucca Valley · 7 mi
- Twentynine Palms · 13 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 16 mi
- Cathedral City · 23 mi
- Palm Springs · 24 mi
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