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Mount Manchester

Mount Manchester, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Manchester rises to 1,090 m in California. Spirit Mountain stands 1,687 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Von Schmidt State Boundary, a historic site 5.0 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Manchester is the highest peak in the Dead Mountains of extreme northeastern San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6921988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1090 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.02778, -114.74886

Overlooks nearby

136 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 32
  • Red Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Sacramento Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Quail Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Hiko Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Home Spring: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Conical Peak: 9.7 mi
  • Homer Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Middle Peak: 14.2 mi
  • Flattop Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Signal Hill: 15.0 mi
Parks: 30
  • Colorado River Nature Center: 7.8 mi
  • Arizona Veterans Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Arizona Veterans Memorial - South: 8.0 mi
  • Rotary Park: 8.5 mi
  • Don Sullivan Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Von Schmidt State Boundary: 5.0 mi
  • Fort Mohave: 7.3 mi
  • 9/11 Arizona Heroes Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • USS Arizona Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • Trail of Memories: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Scooter's Family Fun Center: 9.5 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 14.9 mi
  • Oatman Jail: 20.7 mi
  • Shootin' Gallery: 20.7 mi
  • Desert Dig-ins: 20.7 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Bella's Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Bend Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Golgotha: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spirit MountainN 5°1,687 m17.1 mi
Devils ThumbN 6°1,574 m18.3 mi
Mount NuttE 79°1,522 m22.7 mi
North PeakN 0°1,497 m15.4 mi
Little PeakN 1°1,466 m15.1 mi
Lanfair ButtesWNW 291°1,328 m24.4 mi
Bobcat HillsW 281°1,321 m23.8 mi
Battleship MountainE 81°1,258 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1818:51
June solstice05:2619:1919:57
September equinox06:2818:0418:37
December solstice06:4415:5316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555865728190969588756254
Precip in1.01.10.80.10.10.00.20.50.20.50.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bullhead City, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660984 — Mount Manchester, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808305

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