Stauffer Park
Stauffer Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 713 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridgecrest Senior Center, a park 0.8 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
134 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Spring: 9.5 mi
- Sheep Spring: 10.7 mi
- Big Spring: 15.1 mi
- Big Spring: 15.2 mi
- Bedrock Spring: 15.3 mi
- Lone Butte: 6.0 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 9.7 mi
- El Paso Peaks: 10.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Five Fingers: 13.2 mi
- Jet Model: 0.8 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 0.9 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 1.2 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 1.2 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 1.2 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 0.8 mi
- Freedom Park: 0.9 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 1.2 mi
- Pearson Park: 1.4 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 1.5 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 0.9 mi
- Maturango Museum: 1.3 mi
- China Lake Museum: 1.4 mi
- China Lake Museum: 3.5 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 3.6 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 2.4 mi
- plane: 2.8 mi
- plane: 2.9 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 17.8 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 17.9 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve: 22.0 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 22.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 23.5 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Freeman Junction: 12.1 mi
- Garlock: 16.1 mi
- Atolia: 21.6 mi
- Valley Wells: 24.7 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Bickel Camp: 16.9 mi
- Cudahy camp: 19.7 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 24.9 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 0.9 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 18.4 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stauffer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | WNW 295° | 2,574 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NW 309° | 2,435 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | WNW 290° | 2,396 m | 18.1 mi |
| Spanish Needle | WNW 301° | 2,390 m | 20.4 mi |
| Lamont Peak | WNW 301° | 2,253 m | 23.2 mi |
| Morris Peak | WNW 286° | 2,199 m | 17.4 mi |
| Skinner Peak | W 262° | 2,172 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | W 281° | 2,063 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — China Lake NAF, 5 mi away.
- Snow Goose46 obs
- Desert Iguana27 obs
- Gray Bird Grasshopper20 obs
- Mediterranean Mantis18 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko16 obs
- Cooper's Hawk16 obs
- Western Black Widow13 obs
- Western Honey Bee12 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.
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