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Devil's Garden

Devil's Garden from directly overhead

Devil's Garden is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 496 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Garden Preserve, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.98450, -116.58047
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Devers Hill: 3.4 mi
  • The Matterdome: 3.5 mi
  • Painted Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Whitewater Hill: 4.7 mi
  • White Mountain: 4.7 mi
Parks
  • Wardman Park: 4.3 mi
  • Geeson Field: 4.4 mi
  • Covington Park: 4.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Guy Tedesco Park: 4.6 mi
Springs
Nature reserves: 39
  • Devil's Garden Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Whitewater Preserve: 4.3 mi
  • Big Morongo Canyon Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.2 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: 10.4 mi
  • Frank Sinatra House: 11.0 mi
  • Flak 37 88mm Gun: 11.3 mi
  • Drag & Fly Tours: 11.4 mi
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 34
  • Dry Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Oak Cliff: 22.0 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 22.3 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 22.3 mi
  • Lower Freeway Wall: 23.1 mi
Museums: 24
Gardens: 23
  • California Desert Region: 12.9 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 12.9 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 12.9 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 12.9 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Unity through Healthcare: 10.3 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 10.6 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 10.8 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 10.9 mi
  • Forever Marilyn: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 12
  • Dry Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Silverwood Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Devil's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainWNW 300°3,502 m16.1 mi
Bighorn MountainWNW 298°3,352 m15.5 mi
Dragon's HeadWNW 297°3,312 m16.1 mi
San Jacinto PeakSSW 206°3,288 m13.0 mi
Jean PeakSSW 205°3,202 m13.6 mi
Folly PeakSSW 207°3,195 m12.9 mi
Marion MountainSSW 205°3,150 m14.4 mi
Miller PeakSSW 204°3,143 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3619:2520:01
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4916:0316:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505156606776818277685750
Precip in2.72.90.90.20.10.00.20.20.20.20.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morongo Valley N, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1165324494

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