Moonlight Mesa
Moonlight Mesa rises to 860 m in California. Three Sisters stands 2,469 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Nebo, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 860 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo: 0.6 mi
- Bunker Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Copper Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Reche Mountain: 7.9 mi
- The Gossip Column: 9.8 mi
- Defender Block: 9.9 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 10.4 mi
- Empire Wall: 10.5 mi
- Wall of Absurdities: 10.5 mi
- Sunburst Park: 5.0 mi
- Community Park: 5.8 mi
- Paradise Park: 7.3 mi
- Friendly Hills Park: 7.5 mi
- Community Center Park: 9.8 mi
- Coyote Hole Spring: 6.7 mi
- Surprise Spring: 7.0 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 10.7 mi
- Johnson Spring: 11.2 mi
- Quail Springs: 12.1 mi
- David Knopp: 7.6 mi
- Giant Rock: 10.3 mi
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 11.8 mi
- Super Dome: 12.2 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 12.3 mi
- Samuelson Rocks: 11.6 mi
- Abandoned rusty car: 14.8 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 14.8 mi
- Ruins of a house: 15.0 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 15.0 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 8.4 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 9.7 mi
- Pioneertown Film Museum: 12.6 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 13.1 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.8 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Big Morongo Canyon Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Devil's Garden: 23.1 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 8.9 mi
- Atlatl: 8.9 mi
- Orrery: 16.9 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 12.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Meditation Garden: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Moonlight Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters | W 259° | 2,469 m | 22.2 mi |
| Three Sisters Peaks | WSW 256° | 2,326 m | 20.8 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 277° | 2,316 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | W 275° | 2,200 m | 22.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 275° | 1,871 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bighorn Mountains | WNW 289° | 1,797 m | 20.9 mi |
| Quail Mountain | S 170° | 1,772 m | 14.3 mi |
| Queen Mountain | SE 136° | 1,718 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808360
Day trips start here
- Joshua Tree · 6 mi
- Yucca Valley · 10 mi
- Twentynine Palms · 13 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 21 mi
- Cathedral City · 30 mi
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