Mojave National Preserve
Mojave National Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 983 m. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mojave Road, a historic site 3.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 31 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 31.2 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Coyote Spring: 5.3 mi
- Marl Spring: 5.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 5.4 mi
- Bullock Spring: 5.8 mi
- Chicken Water Spring: 6.0 mi
- Wildcat Butte: 6.4 mi
- Marl Mountains: 6.6 mi
- Columbia Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Little Thorne Mountains: 8.4 mi
- Cima Dome: 9.5 mi
- Mojave Road: 3.1 mi
- James Winkler: 8.7 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 11.1 mi
- Mojave phone booth: 11.6 mi
- Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 14.7 mi
- Cima: 6.7 mi
- Kelso: 11.2 mi
- Providence: 12.3 mi
- Vanderbilt: 21.1 mi
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 14.9 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Kelso Depot: 11.2 mi
- Aikens Arch: 12.3 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mojave National Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Two Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,296 m | 15.7 mi |
| New York Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,275 m | 15.6 mi |
| Edgar Peak | S 175° | 2,183 m | 13.8 mi |
| Fountain Peak | S 176° | 2,126 m | 14.4 mi |
| Drum Peak | ENE 68° | 2,123 m | 14.4 mi |
| Silver Peak | SSW 198° | 1,946 m | 24.9 mi |
| Table Top | ESE 106° | 1,884 m | 11.1 mi |
| Kessler Peak | N 8° | 1,879 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/175098
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