- Elevation, modelled
- 712 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Ord Mountain1,863 m · 18.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:06local time
- Coordinates
- 34.8904, -117.0208
Desert Discovery Center is a park in California, at a modelled 712 m. Ord Mountain stands 1,863 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desert Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ord Mountain | SE 142° | 1,863 m | 18.9 mi |
| East Ord Mountain | SE 140° | 1,831 m | 22.3 mi |
| West Ord Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,661 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sidewinder Mountain | S 184° | 1,590 m | 19.5 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,502 m | 16.4 mi |
| Stoddard Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,480 m | 14.5 mi |
| Calico Peak | NE 55° | 1,384 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lane Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,380 m | 14.6 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic BywayNational
129 named places within 25 miles
- Dana Park: 0.2 mi
- Barstow Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Lillian Park: 0.5 mi
- Waterman Park: 0.8 mi
- Sturnacle Park: 1.3 mi
- B Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lead Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Mount General: 7.6 mi
- Red Hill: 11.1 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 11.2 mi
- R Z Spring: 15.6 mi
- Goat Spring: 16.0 mi
- Aztec Spring: 17.0 mi
- Taylor Spring: 17.6 mi
- Daggett: 7.9 mi
- Daggett Garage: 8.0 mi
- Forks of the Road: 14.6 mi
- Foundation: 17.2 mi
- Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: 19.4 mi
- Rosita: 0.8 mi
- CALICO: 10.0 mi
- Calico Early Man Site Visitor Center: 15.2 mi
- New Jack City (Rock Climbing): 15.7 mi
- Bagdad Cafe: 22.0 mi
- 64: 10.2 mi
- the tank man: 10.2 mi
- Chief Iron Horse: 10.3 mi
- Chinese Dissident: 10.3 mi
- Mom: 15.5 mi
- Desert Discovery Center: 0.1 mi
- Western America Railroad Museum: 1.0 mi
- Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum: 1.0 mi
- Daggett Museum: 7.9 mi
- Rainbow Basin/Owl Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.1 mi
- Harper Dry Lake: 17.9 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 22.5 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
- Calico: 9.8 mi
- Kramer Arch: 10.9 mi
- Desert Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barstow, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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