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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. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1391 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05864, -115.95152

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • 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: 48
Attractions: 24
  • 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
Springs: 15
  • 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
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
Historic sites: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 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 MountainWSW 258°1,772 m17.0 mi
Queen MountainW 267°1,718 m8.5 mi
Inspiration PeakWSW 239°1,694 m16.4 mi
Eureka PeakW 266°1,682 m22.9 mi
Ryan MountainWSW 245°1,663 m11.6 mi
Bernard PointSSW 209°1,655 m15.1 mi
Mt. Minerva HoytW 259°1,647 m16.1 mi
Eagle MountainSSE 151°1,631 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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