Marble Mountains Wildlife Area
Marble Mountains Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 590 m. Edgar Peak stands 2,183 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Point, a peak 3.7 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
Hunting: Type C: Marble Mountains Wildlife Area does not require the purchase of a hunting pass for entry.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
63 named places within 25 miles
- Van Winkle Spring: 9.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cove Spring: 10.5 mi
- Snake Spring: 11.6 mi
- Snake Spring: 11.7 mi
- Windy Point: 3.7 mi
- Brown Buttes: 6.6 mi
- Van Winkle Mountain: 8.6 mi
- White Fang: 9.9 mi
- Granite Peak Plateau: 10.7 mi
- Route 66: 6.8 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 11.0 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 14.4 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell: 21.5 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial: 21.7 mi
- Foo Lions: 6.4 mi
- Guardian Lion - West: 6.7 mi
- Roy's Motel and Café: 9.2 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 11.2 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 21.5 mi
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area: 22.0 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 4.9 mi
- Buddha: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marble Mountains Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Peak | NNE 12° | 2,183 m | 22.2 mi |
| Fountain Peak | NNE 12° | 2,126 m | 21.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 337° | 2,061 m | 11.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNW 339° | 1,946 m | 12.7 mi |
| Granite Peak Plateau | NNW 338° | 1,801 m | 10.7 mi |
| Carbonate Peak | ESE 103° | 1,559 m | 24.8 mi |
| Van Winkle Mountain | N 3° | 1,402 m | 8.6 mi |
| White Fang | N 352° | 1,390 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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