- Elevation
- 1,280 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 4.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9899, -116.1636
Cap Rock rises to 1,280 m in California. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gram Parsons, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Elevation
- 1280 m
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Cap Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,772 m | 4.6 mi |
| Queen Mountain | NE 40° | 1,718 m | 5.7 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | SSW 206° | 1,694 m | 4.2 mi |
| Eureka Peak | WNW 285° | 1,682 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | E 99° | 1,663 m | 1.7 mi |
| Bernard Point | SSE 150° | 1,655 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | WNW 294° | 1,647 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,609 m | 4.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turtle Rock: 1.4 mi
- Locomotion Rock: 1.6 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sports Challenge Rock: 1.7 mi
- Intersection Rock: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 34
- Fry Boulders: 0.3 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 1.2 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 1.2 mi
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 4.0 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 4.8 mi
Museums: 22
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 3.9 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 15.9 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Gram Parsons: 0.0 mi
- wind mill: 1.0 mi
- ore stamp: 1.0 mi
- Ruins of a house: 3.1 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 3.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 12 mi
- Joshua Tree · 13 mi
- Riverside County · 14 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 17 mi
- Yucca Valley · 18 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 19 mi
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