Amboy Crater
Amboy Crater rises to 290 m in California. Granite Peak stands 2,061 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark, a attraction 0.9 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Extinct volcano in the Mojave Desert of California, United States.
Wikidata Q4741685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 290 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
45 named places within 25 miles
- Windy Point: 8.3 mi
- Dish Hill: 9.9 mi
- Lead Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Brown Buttes: 13.1 mi
- Ash Hill: 17.5 mi
- Budweiser Spring: 16.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 19.2 mi
- Cove Spring: 19.2 mi
- Van Winkle Spring: 19.4 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 1.1 mi
- Route 66: 14.1 mi
- Pine Tree Ranch: 23.7 mi
- Tidewater and Tonopah Railroad: 24.5 mi
- Project Carryall: 24.5 mi
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark: 0.9 mi
- Roy's Motel and Café: 2.9 mi
- Guardian Lion - West: 6.8 mi
- Foo Lions: 7.1 mi
- Marble Mountains Wildlife Area: 12.0 mi
- Mojave Trails National Monument: 16.4 mi
- Range 410: 18.6 mi
- Range 400: 19.3 mi
- Buddha: 2.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amboy Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NNE 17° | 2,061 m | 18.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 16° | 1,946 m | 19.3 mi |
| Granite Peak Plateau | NNE 20° | 1,801 m | 17.7 mi |
| Van Winkle Mountain | NE 34° | 1,402 m | 18.5 mi |
| White Fang | NNE 28° | 1,390 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hidden Hill | NE 37° | 1,181 m | 23.1 mi |
| Brown Buttes | NNE 26° | 943 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lead Mountain | WSW 238° | 862 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:58 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358779655
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