Mount Manchester
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.
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Wikidata Q6921988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1090 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Old Route 66 - Oatman Road
- 18.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tri-State Viewpoint · 22 mi
136 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom: 13.9 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall: 13.9 mi
- Colorado River Museum: 14.6 mi
- Needles Regional Museum: 15.3 mi
- Goffs Schoolhouse: 19.5 mi
- Mohave City: 7.2 mi
- Polhamus Landing: 15.2 mi
- Goffs: 19.3 mi
- Oatman: 20.7 mi
- Bella's Garden: 8.5 mi
- Prayer Garden: 10.0 mi
- Laughlin Brake Check Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Southern Nevada Visitors Center: 14.9 mi
- Big Bend Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 12.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Mountain | N 5° | 1,687 m | 17.1 mi |
| Devils Thumb | N 6° | 1,574 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Nutt | E 79° | 1,522 m | 22.7 mi |
| North Peak | N 0° | 1,497 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Peak | N 1° | 1,466 m | 15.1 mi |
| Lanfair Buttes | WNW 291° | 1,328 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bobcat Hills | W 281° | 1,321 m | 23.8 mi |
| Battleship Mountain | E 81° | 1,258 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 15:53 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bullhead City, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660984 — Mount Manchester, San Bernardino County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808305
Day trips start here
- Laughlin · 11 mi
- Bullhead City · 13 mi
- Needles · 15 mi
- Oatman · 21 mi
- Topock · 26 mi
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