Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Toro Peak stands 2,651 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Borrego Springs County Park, a park 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Natural Reserve System, University of California
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tubb Canyon Spring: 2.3 mi
- Middle Spring: 3.0 mi
- Middle Spring: 3.0 mi
- Big Spring: 3.6 mi
- Big Spring: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 2.8 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 4.3 mi
- Wilson: 5.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 5.9 mi
- The Thimble: 6.2 mi
- Aiolornis in Nest: 2.8 mi
- Artifact of Attraction: 2.9 mi
- Gracile Sabertooth Cat: 2.9 mi
- Saber Attach Horse: 2.9 mi
- Extinct Horse: 2.9 mi
- Palm Grove: 3.7 mi
- Grinding Rock: 7.9 mi
- Grinding Rock: 7.9 mi
- Desert Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Wildflowers (seasonal): 11.2 mi
- Borrego Springs County Park: 1.1 mi
- cactus loop trail: 6.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.6 mi
- Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Jess Martin County Park: 16.5 mi
- Old Borego: 3.5 mi
- Peg Leg Smith Historical Marker: 6.6 mi
- Bill Kenyon Memorial: 7.0 mi
- San Gregorio: 7.1 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 11.3 mi
- Banner: 14.8 mi
- Eastwood: 16.5 mi
- Branson City: 17.2 mi
- Coleman City: 18.1 mi
- Stratton: 20.5 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 3.0 mi
- Washtub Falls: 23.4 mi
- Mildred Falls: 24.5 mi
- Lower Barker Valley Falls: 24.7 mi
- Upper Barker Valley Falls: 24.7 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 7.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 17.9 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Discovery Center: 14.2 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 16.6 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 23.7 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 16.3 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 20.6 mi
- Fish Traps Archeological Site: 24.9 mi
- Perpendicular Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Mud Palisades: 18.4 mi
- desert garden: 7.1 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 7.4 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Peak | N 354° | 2,651 m | 19.7 mi |
| Santa Rosa Mountain | N 349° | 2,455 m | 21.0 mi |
| Rabbit Peak | NNE 33° | 2,028 m | 16.0 mi |
| Peak 6582 | NNE 17° | 2,006 m | 15.8 mi |
| Martinez Mountain | N 7° | 2,001 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hot Springs Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,985 m | 12.1 mi |
| Combs Peak | NW 311° | 1,878 m | 16.3 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | W 279° | 1,873.6 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Borrego Desert Park, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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