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Red Cliffs Natural Preserve

Red Cliffs Natural Preserve from directly overhead

Red Cliffs Natural Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 754 m. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red cliffs trail, a attraction 0.4 miles away. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.36694, -117.97394
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Alphie Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Mesa Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Poison Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Butterbredt Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Mesquite Springs: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 47
Parks: 19
  • Garlock Historical Marker: 10.6 mi
  • B Park: 14.3 mi
  • Borax Bill Park: 15.6 mi
  • Galileo Hill Park: 15.9 mi
  • Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 18
Nature reserves: 6
  • Red Rock Canyon State Park: 1.6 mi
  • Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 8.1 mi
  • Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 10.4 mi
  • Desert Tortoise Preserve: 11.5 mi
  • Desert Tortoise Habitat Area: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Cudahy camp: 4.0 mi
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 4.8 mi
  • Bickel Camp: 6.9 mi
  • X-15 Memorial: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 1.7 mi
  • Donley: 2.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
  • The Rand Desert Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 24.4 mi
  • Maturango Museum: 25.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Cliffs Natural Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakWNW 284°2,565 m24.2 mi
Mount JenkinsN 357°2,396 m23.7 mi
Inspiration PointWNW 295°2,387 m23.8 mi
Sorrell PeakW 281°2,348 m18.1 mi
Morris PeakN 358°2,199 m22.3 mi
Skinner PeakNNW 328°2,172 m16.3 mi
Heald PeakNW 309°2,100 m24.4 mi
Pinyon PeakNNW 343°2,063 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3819:3320:11
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5816:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474954616979858477665446
Precip in1.41.61.00.40.10.00.20.20.20.50.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/39421657

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