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Reche Mountain

Reche Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Reche Mountain rises to 900 m in California. Onyx Peak stands 2,778 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
900 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.30921, -116.35459

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • The Gossip Column: 17.7 mi
  • Defender Block: 17.7 mi
  • Empire Wall: 18.3 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 18.3 mi
  • Wall of Absurdities: 18.3 mi
Parks: 47
  • Paradise Park: 11.8 mi
  • Sunburst Park: 12.0 mi
  • Community Park: 12.5 mi
  • Community Center Park: 13.3 mi
  • Brehm Park: 13.3 mi
Springs: 40
  • Surprise Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Saddlerock Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Coyote Hole Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Chaparrosa Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Burns Spring: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 8.6 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 10.7 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 11.4 mi
  • Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve: 12.6 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Giant Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 13.2 mi
  • David Knopp: 15.2 mi
  • Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 19.6 mi
  • Super Dome: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Samuelson Rocks: 19.2 mi
  • Minerva Hamilton Hoyt: 22.0 mi
  • Abandoned rusty car: 22.7 mi
  • Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 22.7 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 22.9 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quail Springs Picknic area: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Meditation Garden: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Reche Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Onyx PeakWSW 248°2,778 m21.8 mi
Wysup PeakWSW 243°2,740 m23.1 mi
Three SistersWSW 238°2,469 m20.9 mi
Three Sisters PeaksSW 234°2,326 m20.0 mi
Tip Top MountainWSW 258°2,316 m19.6 mi
East PeakW 268°2,293 m21.3 mi
Granite PointW 268°2,290 m21.5 mi
Granite PeakW 269°2,282 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2420:01
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:4916:0116:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505256616878838377685648
Precip in1.61.20.60.20.10.00.30.30.30.30.20.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yucca Mesa, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795128

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