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Hesp Crest Desert Ecological Study Area

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Elevation
1,049 m
Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
Mount San Antonio3,068 m · 18.1 mi
Nearest byway
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway10.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:06local time
Coordinates
34.4444, -117.3898
Hesp Crest Desert Ecological Study Area from directly overhead

Hesp Crest Desert Ecological Study Area is a park in California, at a recorded 1,049 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Ridge Park, a park 0.9 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Elevation
1049 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Hesp Crest Desert Ecological Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioSW 234°3,068 m18.1 mi
West BaldySW 234°3,044 m18.6 mi
Pine MountainWSW 238°2,942 m17.1 mi
Dawson PeakSW 235°2,917 m17.1 mi
Mount HarwoodSW 232°2,907 m17.7 mi
Telegraph PeakSW 223°2,713 m17.3 mi
Etiwanda PeakSW 215°2,640 m18.2 mi
Thunder MountainSW 225°2,613 m17.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 50
Historic sites: 36
Picnic sites: 19
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3819:2920:06
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5316:0516:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485055606776818176665547
Precip in1.51.61.30.50.10.10.20.10.20.50.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hesperia 2E, 7 mi away.

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