Jumbo Rocks
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Jumbo Rocks rises to 1,339 m in California. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Rock, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 257 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,339 m
How to reach it
257 named places within 25 miles
- Hunk Rock - East Face: 5.1 mi
- Hunk Rock - West Face: 5.2 mi
- Snickers North Face: 5.5 mi
- Mounds - Deep Throat: 5.6 mi
- Poker Face: 5.6 mi
- Knott's Sky Park: 9.2 mi
- Bucklin Park: 9.8 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park: 9.8 mi
- Veteran's Park: 10.3 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 10.5 mi
- Negro Hill: 2.6 mi
- Malapai Hill: 4.1 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Queen Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Echo Rock: 5.8 mi
- Elephant Rock: 0.1 mi
- Skull Rock: 0.2 mi
- Face Rock: 0.4 mi
- Split Rock: 1.1 mi
- Elton Mine: 1.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 3.4 mi
- Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 8.1 mi
- Johnson Spring: 8.4 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 9.0 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff Boulder House: 1.9 mi
- Windmill Pump: 4.9 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 4.9 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 5.0 mi
- ore stamp: 5.0 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 7.2 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 15.4 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 19.0 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 20.3 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 13.8 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 15.6 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 17.2 mi
- Indian Palms: 17.3 mi
- Indiam Palms: 17.5 mi
- Meditation Garden: 6.0 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Wildflower Field: 24.7 mi
- Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 24.8 mi
- West Gardens: 24.9 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 8.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Orrery: 6.0 mi
- Synergy: 22.4 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jumbo Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | W 275° | 1,772 m | 10.4 mi |
| Queen Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,718 m | 4.6 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | WSW 242° | 1,694 m | 8.7 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 279° | 1,682 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | W 262° | 1,663 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bernard Point | S 187° | 1,655 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | W 278° | 1,647 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SW 227° | 1,609 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 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 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twentynine Palms, 9 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 251947 — Jumbo Rocks, Riverside County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795012
Day trips start here
- Twentynine Palms · 10 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 12 mi
- Riverside County · 14 mi
- Joshua Tree · 17 mi
- Indio · 21 mi
- Coachella · 23 mi
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