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Bunker Mountain

Bunker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.18139, -116.27779

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • 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
Parks: 40
Springs: 28
  • 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
Nature reserves: 26
  • 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
Attractions: 24
  • 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
Historic sites: 13
  • 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
Museums: 7
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersW 264°2,469 m22.3 mi
Three Sisters PeaksW 262°2,326 m20.8 mi
Black MountainWNW 281°1,871 m18.1 mi
Bighorn MountainsWNW 294°1,796.5 m22.0 mi
Quail MountainS 170°1,772 m12.2 mi
Queen MountainSE 131°1,718 m13.5 mi
Inspiration PeakSSE 164°1,694 m17.6 mi
Eureka PeakSSW 202°1,682 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2420:01
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:4816:0216:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495156627078868578675648
Precip in1.20.70.40.20.10.00.30.40.20.20.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joshua Tree, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358781240

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