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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 1,078 m. Three Sisters Peaks stands 2,326 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendly Hills Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

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Mojave Desert Land Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates34.10449, -116.33092
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Nolina Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Pant: 2.4 mi
  • Tune: 3.8 mi
  • Burnt Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Pappy: 4.3 mi
Cliffs
  • The Gossip Column: 8.8 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 8.8 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 8.9 mi
  • Defender Block: 9.1 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 9.3 mi
Springs: 33
Attractions: 33
  • Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 8.8 mi
  • David Knopp: 9.2 mi
  • Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 9.5 mi
  • Middle Kingdom: 9.5 mi
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 20
  • Meditation Garden: 17.0 mi
  • University Park Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
  • Wildflower Field: 22.8 mi
  • Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 22.8 mi
  • West Gardens: 22.8 mi
Museums: 19
Artworks: 16
  • Rhythms of Life: 8.3 mi
  • Atlatl: 8.3 mi
  • Orrery: 17.0 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 22.0 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Samuelson Rocks: 6.4 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 12.1 mi
  • Abandoned rusty car: 12.2 mi
  • Abandoned Rusty Car: 12.2 mi
  • Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Mojave Desert Land Trust. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three Sisters PeaksW 278°2,326 m17.7 mi
Black MountainWNW 301°1,871 m17.2 mi
Quail MountainSE 143°1,772 m8.5 mi
Queen MountainESE 105°1,718 m13.7 mi
Inspiration PeakSSE 146°1,694 m14.0 mi
Eureka PeakSSW 193°1,682 m5.1 mi
Chaparrosa PeakWNW 283°1,679 m13.7 mi
Ryan MountainSE 126°1,663 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2420:01
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0216:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054606775818275655446
Precip in1.41.20.80.20.10.00.50.20.10.60.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yucca Valley, 4 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/483507102

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