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Queen Mountain

Queen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Queen Mountain rises to 1,718 m in California. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Negro Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1718 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05251, -116.09973

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Solid Gold: 2.9 mi
  • Figures on a Landscape: 2.9 mi
  • Hunk Rock - East Face: 3.0 mi
  • Hunk Rock - West Face: 3.0 mi
  • Poker Face: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 59
Parks: 56
  • Knott's Sky Park: 5.2 mi
  • Bucklin Park: 6.2 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 6.8 mi
  • Joe Davis Park: 7.3 mi
  • Luckie Park: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Fortress Area: 2.9 mi
  • Valley of Kings: 3.0 mi
  • Grey Giant: 3.1 mi
  • Willow Hole: 3.3 mi
  • Willow Hole: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Springs: 16
  • Pine Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Johnson Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Sneakeye Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Quail Springs: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Abandoned rusty car: 2.2 mi
  • Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 2.2 mi
  • Worth Bagley stone: 2.3 mi
  • Windmill Pump: 2.5 mi
  • Abandoned Rusty Car: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Orrery: 4.1 mi
  • Rhythms of Life: 21.4 mi
  • Atlatl: 21.4 mi
  • Synergy: 23.8 mi
  • Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Meditation Garden: 4.1 mi
  • University Park Community Gardens: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Queen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quail MountainWSW 249°1,772 m8.7 mi
Inspiration PeakSW 214°1,694 m9.8 mi
Eureka PeakW 265°1,682 m14.4 mi
Ryan MountainSSW 204°1,663 m5.0 mi
Bernard PointS 175°1,655 m12.8 mi
Mt. Minerva HoytWSW 250°1,647 m7.8 mi
Lost Horse MountainSSW 195°1,609 m8.3 mi
Keys ViewSSW 210°1,581 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3419:2320:00
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:4716:0116:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535662687685919083715951
Precip in0.50.60.40.10.00.00.40.70.30.10.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twentynine Palms, 6 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661272 — Queen Mountain, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808569

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