Mt. Minerva Hoyt
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
- 1,647 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Friendly Hills Park: 9.2 mi
- Community Park: 9.5 mi
- Sunburst Park: 9.9 mi
- Machris Park: 9.9 mi
- South Park: 10.8 mi
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 2.5 mi
- Fry Boulders: 4.3 mi
- Middle Kingdom: 4.3 mi
- Hall of Horrors: 4.6 mi
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 5.0 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 4.0 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 6.9 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 13.1 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 13.1 mi
- Hi-Desert Nature Museum: 13.3 mi
- 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
- Quail Springs: 2.4 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 3.6 mi
- Covington Spring: 4.0 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 6.3 mi
- Johnson Spring: 6.3 mi
- 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
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 5.6 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Indian Palms: 12.7 mi
- Indiam Palms: 12.9 mi
- Pushwalla Palms: 13.3 mi
- 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
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 2.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Delos Bench: 19.6 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 23.0 mi
- Dry Falls: 23.5 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Mt. Minerva Hoyt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,772 m | 0.9 mi |
| Queen Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,718 m | 7.8 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 281° | 1,682 m | 7.2 mi |
| Chaparrosa Peak | WNW 296° | 1,679 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,663 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bernard Point | SE 140° | 1,655 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SE 136° | 1,609 m | 7.4 mi |
| Keys View | SSE 159° | 1,581 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:02 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4588162005
Day trips start here
- Joshua Tree · 10 mi
- Twentynine Palms · 12 mi
- Yucca Valley · 14 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 16 mi
- Riverside County · 16 mi
- Cathedral City · 20 mi
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