Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 716 m. Pacifico Mountain stands 2,165 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is One Desert Sky, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 181 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
This is the original location of the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds before it was moved west of the Antelope Valley Freeway on Avenue H.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 716 m
How to reach it
181 named places within 25 miles
- The Lollipop: 8.5 mi
- Red Hill: 11.3 mi
- Little Buttes: 11.9 mi
- Rosamond Butte: 12.6 mi
- Mount McDill: 12.8 mi
- Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park/East Side Pool: 0.4 mi
- Whit Carter Park: 0.9 mi
- American Heroes Park: 1.0 mi
- El Dorado Park: 1.0 mi
- Mariposa Park: 1.2 mi
- Fryingpan Springs: 13.7 mi
- Bear Spring: 14.3 mi
- Big Oak Spring: 15.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.1 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 0.8 mi
- Former Lancaster Grammar School Auditorium: 1.0 mi
- Judy Garland Childhood Home: 1.1 mi
- The Musical Road of California: 4.4 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 7.4 mi
- Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.8 mi
- Poppy Nature Area: 16.1 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 17.8 mi
- BLM Open Space: 17.9 mi
- Museum of Art and History: 1.0 mi
- Antelope Valley Rural Museum: 3.1 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: 7.5 mi
- Blackbird Airpark: 7.5 mi
- Century Circle: 13.8 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 0.8 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 0.9 mi
- Tuf Quarry Mill: 15.7 mi
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 16.7 mi
- X1 Loading Pit: 19.3 mi
- One Desert Sky: 0.2 mi
- Astral Challenger: 3.3 mi
- Saddleback Butte picnic area: 17.3 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 23.2 mi
- Old Town Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antelope Valley Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifico Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,165 m | 23.0 mi |
| Granite Mountain | S 172° | 1,998 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Gleason | S 187° | 1,990 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bare Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,937 m | 22.7 mi |
| Roundtop | S 172° | 1,908 m | 24.7 mi |
| Messenger Peak | S 190° | 1,833 m | 22.9 mi |
| Peak 5881 | S 169° | 1,793 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cole Point | S 171° | 1,708.1 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 5 mi away.
- Alkali Mariposa Lily12 obs
- Mojave Rattlesnake4 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel4 obs
- Western Black Widow4 obs
- Northern Legless Lizard4 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard3 obs
- prickly lettuce3 obs
- Lacy phacelia3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358827353
Day trips start here
- Palmdale · 8 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 26 mi
- Santa Clarita · 30 mi
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