Nature reserve · California

Mojave Desert Land Trust

Mojave Desert Land Trust from directly overhead

Mojave Desert Land Trust is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,016 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the south-southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary, a peak 1.3 miles away.

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Operated by: Mojave Desert Land Trust

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Coordinates34.08354, -116.27625

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Mary: 1.3 mi
Pappy: 2.5 mi
Tune: 3.1 mi
Pant: 3.4 mi
Nolina Peak: 3.8 mi

Parks

Friendly Hills Park: 3.9 mi
Community Park: 3.9 mi
Sunburst Park: 4.3 mi
Machris Park: 5.8 mi
Paradise Park: 7.0 mi

Cliffs

Trashcan Rock - West Face: 5.4 mi
Trashcan Rock - East Face: 5.4 mi
The Gossip Column: 5.8 mi
Defender Block: 6.1 mi
Jailhouse Rock: 6.2 mi

Attractions34

Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 5.4 mi
Middle Kingdom: 6.1 mi
Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 6.2 mi
David Knopp: 7.0 mi
Willow Hole: 7.1 mi

Nature reserves29

Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.2 mi
Desert View Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
Mojave Desert Land Trust: 3.2 mi
Mojave Desert Land Trust: 3.4 mi
Mojave Desert Land Trust: 5.2 mi

Springs24

Coyote Hole Spring: 2.9 mi
Quail Springs: 3.3 mi
Covington Spring: 4.8 mi
Sneakeye Spring: 6.2 mi
Johnson Spring: 6.7 mi

Gardens20

Meditation Garden: 13.8 mi
University Park Community Gardens: 21.7 mi
Wildflower Field: 22.2 mi
Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 22.2 mi
West Gardens: 22.3 mi

Museums19

JT&S Railroad Museum: 1.6 mi
Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 6.6 mi
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 7.8 mi
Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 8.6 mi
Pioneertown Film Museum: 13.5 mi

Artworks16

Rhythms of Life: 11.6 mi
Atlatl: 11.7 mi
Orrery: 13.8 mi
Synergy: 21.3 mi
Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 21.4 mi

Historic sites14

Samuelson Rocks: 3.2 mi
Ruins of a house: 8.7 mi
Abandoned rusty car: 8.8 mi
Abandoned Rusty Car: 8.8 mi
Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 8.8 mi

Picnic sites4

Quail Springs Picknic area: 5.4 mi
Live Oak Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Mission Creek Preserve: 20.7 mi
Delos Bench: 22.7 mi

Rest areas2

Whitewater Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 24.8 mi

Waterfalls1

Dry Falls: 24.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Mojave Desert Land Trust. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Quail Mountain	SSE 159°	1,772 m	5.6 mi
Queen Mountain	ESE 102°	1,718 m	10.3 mi
Inspiration Peak	SSE 156°	1,694 m	11.2 mi
Eureka Peak	SW 230°	1,682 m	5.5 mi
Chaparrosa Peak	WNW 286°	1,679 m	17.1 mi
Ryan Mountain	SE 130°	1,663 m	10.5 mi
Bernard Point	SE 143°	1,655 m	18.6 mi
Mt. Minerva Hoyt	SSE 150°	1,647 m	5.6 mi

Conditions

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/483507104

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