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Mt. Minerva Hoyt

Mt. Minerva Hoyt, seen from above at true elevation

Mt. Minerva Hoyt rises to 1,647 m in California. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.01355, -116.22685

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Quail Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Sports Challenge Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Locomotion Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 3.4 mi
  • The Blob: 3.6 mi
Cliffs
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 2.5 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 2.5 mi
  • Lower Freeway Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Freeway Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Dairy Queen Right: 2.9 mi
Parks
Attractions: 35
  • Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 2.5 mi
  • Fry Boulders: 4.3 mi
  • Middle Kingdom: 4.3 mi
  • Hall of Horrors: 4.6 mi
  • Hall of Horrors: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Gardens: 23
  • Meditation Garden: 11.9 mi
  • University Park Community Gardens: 18.0 mi
  • Wildflower Field: 19.1 mi
  • Sunnylands Center and Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • West Gardens: 19.2 mi
Springs: 20
  • Quail Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Stubbe Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Stubbe Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Covington Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Sneakeye Spring: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Samuelson Rocks: 2.5 mi
  • Gram Parsons: 4.0 mi
  • wind mill: 4.9 mi
  • ore stamp: 5.0 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Orrery: 11.9 mi
  • Rhythms of Life: 17.0 mi
  • Atlatl: 17.0 mi
  • Synergy: 17.6 mi
  • Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Mt. Minerva Hoyt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quail MountainWSW 242°1,772 m0.9 mi
Queen MountainENE 70°1,718 m7.8 mi
Inspiration PeakSSE 162°1,694 m5.7 mi
Eureka PeakW 281°1,682 m7.2 mi
Chaparrosa PeakWNW 296°1,679 m21.5 mi
Ryan MountainESE 110°1,663 m5.6 mi
Bernard PointSE 140°1,655 m13.1 mi
Lost Horse MountainSE 136°1,609 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2320:00
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:4716:0216:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4588162005

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