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Mojave River Forks Regional Park

Mojave River Forks Regional Park from directly overhead

Mojave River Forks Regional Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 935 m. Butler Peak stands 2,571 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacles, a peak 2.9 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San Bernardino County Regional Parks

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.33786, -117.26168
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Pinnacles: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Marie Louise: 3.9 mi
  • Pilot Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Lynx Point: 5.1 mi
  • Jobs Peak: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Victor Valley Remote Control Flyers Field: 3.0 mi
  • Hesperia Lake Park: 3.5 mi
  • Deer Lodge Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lime Street Park: 5.4 mi
  • Grass Valley Park: 5.9 mi
Springs
  • Warm Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Luna Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Sugarpine Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Rock Springs: 8.5 mi
  • Pine Spring: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 50
Museums: 24
Picnic sites: 21
  • Live Oak Landing: 3.8 mi
  • Sycamore Landing: 4.2 mi
  • Chamise: 4.9 mi
  • Serrano Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Cleghorn Day Use: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 19
Artworks: 18
  • Nutcracker: 11.3 mi
  • COE Iron Sculpture: 11.3 mi
  • Ronald Reagan Mural on Berlin wall: 11.3 mi
  • CSUSB Wild Song Coyote Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Jack Brown Sculpture: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hesperia Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Aztec Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Hamiltair Cove Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Hamiltair community Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Tavern Bay Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Arrowhead Resort Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Burnt Mill Beach: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Rose Garden: 19.9 mi
  • LaFourcade Community Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Fire Prevention Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Saint Francis Garden: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • shooting gallery: 3.7 mi
  • Keller Cliffs: 16.9 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 24.0 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Mojave River Forks Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Butler PeakESE 111°2,571 m15.5 mi
Crafts PeakESE 114°2,546 m14.6 mi
Keller PeakSE 129°2,391 m15.6 mi
Slide PeakSE 126°2,391 m15.8 mi
South Peak White MountainE 89°2,356 m14.1 mi
Hanna RocksESE 106°2,356 m16.1 mi
White MountainE 86°2,355 m14.1 mi
Little Bear PeakE 101°2,323 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3819:2820:05
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5216:0516:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485055606776818176665547
Precip in1.51.61.30.50.10.10.20.10.20.50.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hesperia 2E, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/921678661

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