Red Rock Canyon State Park
Red Rock Canyon State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 881 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cliffs Natural Preserve, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 171 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
171 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Spring: 6.3 mi
- Poison Spring: 6.5 mi
- Alphie Spring: 7.1 mi
- Mesquite Springs: 7.9 mi
- Butterbredt Spring: 9.0 mi
- Red Buttes: 3.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 6.1 mi
- 500 Hill: 7.9 mi
- Blue Point: 8.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Garlock Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- B Park: 14.5 mi
- Galileo Hill Park: 15.8 mi
- Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: 15.8 mi
- Borax Bill Park: 15.9 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 22.8 mi
- Jet Model: 22.8 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 23.2 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 23.2 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 23.2 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 7.8 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Desert Tortoise Habitat Area: 13.5 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 1.9 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 4.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 4.8 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 24.5 mi
- plane: 25.0 mi
- Cudahy camp: 2.5 mi
- Bickel Camp: 5.3 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 6.2 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Fremont: 25.0 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 2.9 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 3.0 mi
- Donley: 3.5 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- The Rand Desert Museum: 16.8 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 22.9 mi
- Maturango Museum: 23.4 mi
- China Lake Museum: 23.5 mi
- Garlock: 9.3 mi
- Freeman Junction: 15.5 mi
- Atolia: 19.9 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 3.9 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Rock Canyon State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | N 354° | 2,574 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | N 354° | 2,396 m | 22.7 mi |
| Inspiration Point | WNW 292° | 2,387 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | W 278° | 2,348 m | 19.1 mi |
| Morris Peak | N 355° | 2,199 m | 21.4 mi |
| Skinner Peak | NW 323° | 2,172 m | 16.1 mi |
| Heald Peak | NW 306° | 2,100 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | NNW 340° | 2,063 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
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 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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