Buried Mountain
Buried Mountain rises to 440 m in California. Bernard Point stands 1,655 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Young, a historic site 4.1 miles away. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Buried Mountain is a mountain in the Orocopia Mountains, visible from Interstate 10. The mountain, which is visually isolated, gains its name due to its appearance of being "buried" into the ground, as it is 500 feet shorter than the rest of the Orocopia Mountains lying in the background.
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Wikidata Q16971994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 440 m
How to reach it
80 named places within 25 miles
- North Shore Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Parque De Pueblo: 9.0 mi
- Mecca Sports Complex: 13.6 mi
- Thermal Ball Park: 16.5 mi
- Shady Lane Park: 18.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.4 mi
- Sheep Hole Oasis: 5.9 mi
- Wood Spring: 6.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 6.6 mi
- Lost Palms Oasis: 7.0 mi
- Blake Hill: 4.6 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 5.7 mi
- Mastodon Peak: 6.7 mi
- Orocopia Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Tank Yard: 7.7 mi
- Costa Mesa Lot: 8.3 mi
- Ocotillo Patch: 19.4 mi
- Cholla Cactus Garden: 19.5 mi
- Cahuila Petroglyphs: 21.4 mi
- General George S. Patton Museum: 7.7 mi
- Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 19.9 mi
- Coachella Valley History Museum: 21.7 mi
- Sneaker Beach: 10.4 mi
- Betz Beach: 11.2 mi
- Salton Beach: 12.5 mi
- Bombay Beach: 22.0 mi
- Camp Young: 4.1 mi
- Shaver's Well: 4.1 mi
- General George S. Patton Statue: 7.8 mi
- Da Vinci Fish: 21.7 mi
- Road Trip: 23.8 mi
- Fish Traps Archeological Site: 21.9 mi
- Coral Mountain Park: 23.5 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buried Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Point | NW 320° | 1,655 m | 19.9 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NE 46° | 1,631 m | 9.4 mi |
| Monument Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,419 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cottonwood Point | NNW 330° | 1,349 m | 5.7 mi |
| Malapai Hill | NNW 327° | 1,304 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | N 9° | 1,173 m | 21.3 mi |
| Orocopia Mountain | SE 141° | 1,117 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mastodon Peak | NNE 29° | 1,035 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiriaco Summit, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358781263
Day trips start here
- Joshua Tree National Park · 17 mi
- Riverside County · 17 mi
- Coachella · 18 mi
- Indio · 22 mi
- La Quinta · 25 mi
- Indian Wells · 28 mi
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