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Mount Nebo

Mount Nebo rises to 902 m in California. Three Sisters stands 2,469 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonlight Mesa, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
902 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.21945, -116.28057

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • The Gossip Column: 10.2 mi
  • Defender Block: 10.2 mi
  • Empire Wall: 10.8 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 10.8 mi
  • Wall of Absurdities: 10.8 mi
Parks: 39
  • Sunburst Park: 5.6 mi
  • Community Park: 6.4 mi
  • Paradise Park: 7.8 mi
  • Friendly Hills Park: 8.1 mi
  • Community Center Park: 10.3 mi
Springs: 29
  • Surprise Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Coyote Hole Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Sneakeye Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Johnson Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Quail Springs: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 24
  • David Knopp: 7.8 mi
  • Giant Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 12.1 mi
  • Super Dome: 12.5 mi
  • Middle Kingdom: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.4 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.5 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.8 mi
  • Desert View Conservation Area: 7.2 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Samuelson Rocks: 12.1 mi
  • Abandoned rusty car: 15.2 mi
  • Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 15.2 mi
  • Minerva Hamilton Hoyt: 15.2 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 15.4 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Meditation Garden: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Mount Nebo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersWSW 258°2,469 m22.5 mi
Three Sisters PeaksWSW 255°2,326 m21.1 mi
Mineral MountainW 273°2,200 m22.9 mi
Black MountainW 273°1,871 m17.6 mi
Bighorn MountainsWNW 287°1,796.5 m21.0 mi
Quail MountainS 171°1,772 m14.8 mi
Queen MountainSE 138°1,718 m15.5 mi
Inspiration PeakSSE 166°1,694 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3419:2420:01
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:4816:0116:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495156627078868578675648
Precip in1.20.70.40.20.10.00.30.40.20.20.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joshua Tree, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1729779 — Mount Nebo, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358825292

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