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Sand to Snow National Monument

Sand to Snow National Monument from directly overhead

Sand to Snow National Monument is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,958 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Forks Springs, a spring 1.4 miles away.

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What to expect

Operated by
United States Forest Service;Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

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Coordinates34.09290, -116.70357
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Forks Springs: 1.4 mi
  • Forks Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Sherman Shady Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Onyx Spring: 6.7 mi
Peaks
  • Three Sisters: 4.5 mi
  • Wysup Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Three Sisters Peaks: 4.9 mi
  • Heart Bar Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Red Dome: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Lower Platforms: 5.6 mi
  • Upper Platforms: 5.7 mi
  • West Mesa: 5.7 mi
  • Lows Ropes Course: 5.9 mi
  • fire pit: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Attractions: 23
  • C-47 Crash Site: 6.5 mi
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 12.7 mi
  • Snow Play: 14.9 mi
  • Gilman Ranch: 15.5 mi
  • Gold Rush Mining Company Adventures: 16.4 mi
Museums: 23
Gardens: 16
  • Voodoo Garden: 18.3 mi
  • California Desert Region: 22.1 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 22.1 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 22.1 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 15
Historic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Silverwood Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Big Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 14.4 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Swim Beach: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Sand to Snow National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainW 274°3,502 m7.0 mi
Jepson PeakW 275°3,416 m8.1 mi
Bighorn MountainW 269°3,352 m6.6 mi
Dragon's HeadW 268°3,312 m7.3 mi
Anderson PeakWNW 281°3,304 m11.1 mi
Charlton PeakW 280°3,291 m8.7 mi
Shields PeakWNW 283°3,261 m10.5 mi
Little Charlton PeakW 278°3,248 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3719:2520:02
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:4916:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505156606776818277685750
Precip in2.72.90.90.20.10.00.20.20.20.20.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morongo Valley N, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element relation/6138177

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