Bunker Mountain
Bunker Mountain rises to 836 m in California. Three Sisters stands 2,469 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q35730466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 836 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moonlight Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.6 mi
- Copper Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Nolina Peak: 7.8 mi
- Mary: 8.1 mi
- The Gossip Column: 8.1 mi
- Defender Block: 8.2 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 8.7 mi
- Empire Wall: 8.7 mi
- Wall of Absurdities: 8.7 mi
- Sunburst Park: 3.2 mi
- Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Friendly Hills Park: 5.9 mi
- Paradise Park: 6.4 mi
- Machris Park: 8.8 mi
- Coyote Hole Spring: 4.8 mi
- Surprise Spring: 8.7 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 8.9 mi
- Johnson Spring: 9.5 mi
- Quail Springs: 10.0 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 3.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 4.3 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 4.8 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.1 mi
- David Knopp: 6.2 mi
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 9.9 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 10.4 mi
- Super Dome: 10.4 mi
- Willow Hole: 10.5 mi
- Samuelson Rocks: 9.5 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 13.0 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 13.0 mi
- Ruins of a house: 13.1 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 13.2 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 6.5 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 8.9 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 11.2 mi
- Pioneertown Film Museum: 12.5 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 9.1 mi
- Atlatl: 9.1 mi
- Orrery: 15.6 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 10.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 23.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Bunker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters | W 264° | 2,469 m | 22.3 mi |
| Three Sisters Peaks | W 262° | 2,326 m | 20.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 281° | 1,871 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bighorn Mountains | WNW 294° | 1,796.5 m | 22.0 mi |
| Quail Mountain | S 170° | 1,772 m | 12.2 mi |
| Queen Mountain | SE 131° | 1,718 m | 13.5 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SSE 164° | 1,694 m | 17.6 mi |
| Eureka Peak | SSW 202° | 1,682 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joshua Tree, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358781240
Day trips start here
- Joshua Tree · 4 mi
- Yucca Valley · 9 mi
- Twentynine Palms · 12 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 20 mi
- Cathedral City · 28 mi
- Riverside County · 28 mi
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