Hanks Mountain
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
- 35.9 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
59 named places within 25 miles
- Squat Hill: 1.6 mi
- Nickel Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Otto Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Little Cowhole Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Campbell Hill: 5.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- World's Tallest Thermometer: 2.5 mi
- Travelers Monument: 8.1 mi
- Silver Lake: 10.0 mi
- Crucero: 15.1 mi
- Aikens Arch: 16.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 25.0 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Chet Hoffman Park: 2.7 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 8.5 mi
- Mojave Megaphone: 18.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avawatz Mountains | NW 319° | 1,876 m | 25.0 mi |
| Club Peak | ENE 72° | 1,508 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bull Spring Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,487 m | 18.7 mi |
| Kelso Peak | ESE 118° | 1,447 m | 20.2 mi |
| Button Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,412 m | 19.0 mi |
| Turquoise Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,372 m | 15.1 mi |
| Solomons Knob | NE 41° | 1,364 m | 17.0 mi |
| Negro Head | NE 47° | 1,315 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
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
Take the scenic way to Hanks Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.