- Elevation, modelled
- 1,700 m
- Tallest summit within 22.3 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 5.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9358, -116.1956
Inspiration Peak rises to 1,700 m in California, modelled from terrain. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off.
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Inspiration Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,772 m | 5.6 mi |
| Queen Mountain | NE 34° | 1,718 m | 9.8 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | E 83° | 1,694 m | 0.0 mi |
| Eureka Peak | NW 307° | 1,682 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | NE 45° | 1,663 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bernard Point | SE 125° | 1,655 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | NNW 342° | 1,647 m | 5.7 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | E 89° | 1,609 m | 3.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Inspiration Peak: 0.0 mi
- Keys View: 0.8 mi
- Lost Horse Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Cap Rock: 4.2 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face: 5.9 mi
- Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face: 6.0 mi
- Dairy Queen - Left: 6.0 mi
- Dairy Queen Right: 6.0 mi
- Playhouse Rock: 6.1 mi
- Indio Hills Community Center: 6.7 mi
- Memory Garden: 9.9 mi
- South Dog Park: 9.9 mi
- Smoke Tree Pond: 10.0 mi
- Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Fry Boulders: 4.2 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 5.3 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 5.3 mi
- Malapai Hill viewpoint: 6.7 mi
- Star Wars Rock viewpoint and climbing access: 6.8 mi
- Indian Palms: 8.9 mi
- Indian Palms: 8.9 mi
- Indian Palms: 9.0 mi
- Indian Palms: 9.0 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 9.0 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 7.8 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 14.8 mi
- Coachella Valley History Museum: 14.9 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 15.9 mi
- Meditation Garden: 13.5 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Wildflower Field: 16.2 mi
- Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 16.2 mi
- West Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 3.0 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 3.1 mi
- Quail Springs: 7.9 mi
- Covington Spring: 8.0 mi
- Johnson Spring: 10.6 mi
- Gram Parsons: 4.2 mi
- ore stamp: 4.3 mi
- wind mill: 4.3 mi
- Ruins of a house: 7.3 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 7.3 mi
- Orrery: 13.5 mi
- Synergy: 14.1 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 15.1 mi
- Birds of Welcome: 16.5 mi
- J Willott Art Gallery: 18.6 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 7.2 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Delos Bench: 16.7 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Dry Falls: 22.8 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 22.9 mi
- West Fork Falls: 24.1 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joshua Tree, 15 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Riverside County · 11 mi
- Indio · 15 mi
- Joshua Tree · 15 mi
- Twentynine Palms · 16 mi
- Indian Wells · 17 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 17 mi
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