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Hanks Mountain

Hanks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hanks Mountain rises to 461 m in California. Avawatz Mountains stands 1,876 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Squat Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 36 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
461 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.24015, -116.04144

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Springs: 18
  • Mesquite Spring: 2.7 mi
  • MC Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Zzyzx Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Spring (Alkali): 9.3 mi
  • Henry Spring: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Francis Marion Borax Smith: 11.5 mi
  • Rasor Ranch: 11.6 mi
  • Abandoned gas station: 12.5 mi
  • Abandoned Restaurant: 12.5 mi
  • Mojave phone booth: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Aikens Arch: 16.5 mi
  • Natural Arch: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Parks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Avawatz MountainsNW 319°1,876 m25.0 mi
Club PeakENE 72°1,508 m16.3 mi
Bull Spring MountainNNE 32°1,487 m18.7 mi
Kelso PeakESE 118°1,447 m20.2 mi
Button MountainENE 78°1,412 m19.0 mi
Turquoise MountainNNE 26°1,372 m15.1 mi
Solomons KnobNE 41°1,364 m17.0 mi
Negro HeadNE 47°1,315 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3119:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5015:5716:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495461687888949284715748
Precip in0.50.90.40.10.20.00.30.30.40.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1666733 — Hanks Mountain, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358816001

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