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Twentynine Palms Mountain

Twentynine Palms Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Twentynine Palms Mountain rises to 1,391 m in California. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Meditation Garden, a garden 5.0 miles away. 182 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1,391 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05864, -115.95152

182 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 60
  • Hunk Rock - East Face: 11.1 mi
  • Hunk Rock - West Face: 11.1 mi
  • Solid Gold: 11.3 mi
  • Figures on a Landscape: 11.3 mi
  • Poker Face: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 47
Attractions: 22
  • Heart Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Arch Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Split Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Elton Mine: 7.3 mi
  • Face Rock: 7.4 mi
Parks: 15
  • Joe Davis Park: 7.8 mi
  • Wonder Valley Park: 7.9 mi
  • Luckie Park: 8.0 mi
  • Bucklin Park: 8.1 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 8.3 mi
Springs: 14
  • Pine Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Johnson Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Sneakeye Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Pinkham Spring: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Meditation Garden: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Orrery: 5.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quail MountainWSW1,772 m17.0 mi
Queen MountainW1,718 m8.5 mi
Inspiration PeakWSW1,694 m16.4 mi
Eureka PeakW1,682 m22.9 mi
Ryan MountainWSW1,663 m11.6 mi
Bernard PointSSW1,655 m15.1 mi
Mt. Minerva HoytW1,647 m16.1 mi
Eagle MountainSSE1,631 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2318:56
June solstice05:3419:2219:59
September equinox06:3318:0918:42
December solstice06:4616:0116:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 250738 — Twentynine Palms Mountain, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358793688

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