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Desert Christ Park

Desert Christ Park from directly overhead

Desert Christ Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,026 m. Onyx Peak stands 2,778 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Rule Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates34.12896, -116.43994
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Golden Rule Park: 0.1 mi
  • Brehm Park: 0.6 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.6 mi
  • Youth Sports Park: 0.6 mi
  • Community Center Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • North Park Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Burnt Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Yucca Mesa: 3.9 mi
  • Sawtooths: 4.1 mi
  • South Park Peak: 4.2 mi
Cliffs
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 15.2 mi
  • The Gossip Column: 15.2 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 15.2 mi
  • Defender Block: 15.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 15.7 mi
Springs: 54
Nature reserves: 31
Attractions: 31
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 3.7 mi
  • Giant Rock: 14.4 mi
  • David Knopp: 15.0 mi
  • Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 15.2 mi
  • Middle Kingdom: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Meditation Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 23.5 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 23.5 mi
  • California Desert Region: 23.5 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 23.5 mi
Museums: 19
Artworks: 18
  • Rhythms of Life: 4.0 mi
  • Atlatl: 4.0 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 20.9 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 21.1 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Samuelson Rocks: 12.6 mi
  • Gram Parsons: 18.5 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 18.5 mi
  • Abandoned Rusty Car: 18.6 mi
  • Abandoned rusty car: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Silverwood Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Dry Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Desert Christ Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Onyx PeakWNW 286°2,778 m16.0 mi
Wysup PeakW 278°2,740 m15.9 mi
Heart Bar PeakW 278°2,539 m18.6 mi
Three SistersW 276°2,469 m13.0 mi
Three Sisters PeaksW 274°2,326 m11.3 mi
Tip Top MountainWNW 301°2,316 m16.7 mi
Mineral MountainWNW 298°2,200 m15.7 mi
Kitching PeakWSW 243°1,999 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3519:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0216:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054606775818275655446
Precip in1.41.20.80.20.10.00.50.20.10.60.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yucca Valley, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Joshua Tree182 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus152 obs
  • Silver Cholla91 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear86 obs
  • California Buckwheat65 obs
  • Mojave Yucca63 obs
  • Branched Pencil Cholla57 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard56 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/96604915

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