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
Named places within 25 miles
- Moonlight Mesa: 0.6 mi
- Bunker Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Copper Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Goat Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Reche Mountain: 7.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 9.0 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 10.2 mi
- Pioneertown Film Museum: 12.9 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 13.6 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 2.4 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 7.2 mi
- Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Big Morongo Canyon Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Devil's Garden: 23.6 mi
- Rhythms of Life: 9.2 mi
- Atlatl: 9.3 mi
- Orrery: 17.1 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 13.3 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Mount Nebo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters | WSW 258° | 2,469 m | 22.5 mi |
| Three Sisters Peaks | WSW 255° | 2,326 m | 21.1 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 276° | 2,316 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | W 273° | 2,200 m | 22.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 273° | 1,871 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bighorn Mountains | WNW 287° | 1,797 m | 21.0 mi |
| Quail Mountain | S 171° | 1,772 m | 14.8 mi |
| Queen Mountain | SE 138° | 1,718 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:01 | 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, 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
Day trips start here
- Joshua Tree · 6 mi
- Yucca Valley · 10 mi
- Twentynine Palms · 13 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 22 mi
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