Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,244 m. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave, a historic site 0.4 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1244 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
107 named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Spring: 0.9 mi
- Blind Spring: 1.9 mi
- Foshay Spring: 2.6 mi
- Goldstone Spring: 3.7 mi
- Cornfield Spring: 3.9 mi
- Fountain Peak: 1.7 mi
- Edgar Peak: 1.7 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Columbia Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 0.4 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial: 0.4 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell: 5.4 mi
- James Winkler: 7.7 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 8.6 mi
- Providence: 2.3 mi
- Kelso: 9.4 mi
- Cima: 20.1 mi
- Essex: 21.0 mi
- Mojave National Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 20.9 mi
- Marble Mountains Wildlife Area: 22.0 mi
- John Wilkie Rest Area at Fenner: 18.9 mi
- John Wilkie Rest Area at Fenner: 19.0 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 0.6 mi
- Kelso Depot: 9.4 mi
- Aikens Arch: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Two Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,296 m | 24.2 mi |
| New York Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,275 m | 24.3 mi |
| Edgar Peak | WNW 290° | 2,183 m | 1.7 mi |
| Fountain Peak | W 267° | 2,126 m | 1.7 mi |
| Drum Peak | NNE 28° | 2,123 m | 22.3 mi |
| Granite Peak | SW 225° | 2,061 m | 15.0 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 229° | 1,946 m | 14.1 mi |
| Table Top | NE 35° | 1,884 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
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 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 2 mi away.
- California Barrel Cactus71 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus52 obs
- Plains Pricklypear41 obs
- Mojave Yucca31 obs
- Mojave sage29 obs
- Buckhorn Cholla25 obs
- Dorr's Sage20 obs
- California Buckwheat19 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/358816186
Take the scenic way to Providence Mountains State Recreation Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.