- Elevation, modelled
- 619 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Slocum Mountain1,541 m · 20.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway14.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:07local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0139, -117.2996
Harper Dry Lake is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 619 m. Slocum Mountain stands 1,541 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynx Cat Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harper Dry Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slocum Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,541 m | 20.3 mi |
| Stoddard Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,480 m | 24.0 mi |
| Granite Mountain | N 8° | 1,453 m | 24.5 mi |
| Lane Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,380 m | 21.0 mi |
| Fremont Peak | NW 325° | 1,362 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mesa | NE 49° | 1,261 m | 17.1 mi |
| Spear | ENE 58° | 1,244 m | 15.2 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 216° | 1,220 m | 23.4 mi |
- 14.1 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic BywayNational
61 named places within 25 miles
- Lynx Cat Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Red Hill: 7.1 mi
- The Buttes: 7.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Mount General: 10.5 mi
- Hinkley Park: 10.5 mi
- Parque del Sol: 13.9 mi
- Jasper Park: 14.3 mi
- Lenwood Park: 14.5 mi
- H Street Soccer Fields: 16.6 mi
- Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum: 17.3 mi
- Western America Railroad Museum: 17.3 mi
- Desert Discovery Center: 17.9 mi
- Twenty Mule Team Museum: 19.9 mi
- Boron Aerospace Museum: 19.9 mi
- Bird Spring: 12.5 mi
- R Z Spring: 21.9 mi
- Husky Monument: 14.0 mi
- Fremont: 19.9 mi
- Rosita: 17.1 mi
- Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch: 22.5 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Desert Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Mom: 17.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barstow, 18 mi away.
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