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Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Mesa rises to 1,653 m in California. Maturango Peak stands 2,670 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Volcano Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1653 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01689, -117.62951

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 26
Historic sites: 14
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.8 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.8 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Chinook helicopter: 13.0 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maturango PeakNE 46°2,670 m10.4 mi
Parkinson PeakNE 54°2,662 m9.9 mi
Parrot PointENE 61°2,540 m9.4 mi
Coso PeakNNW 340°2,483 m13.7 mi
Sawtooth PeakWSW 237°2,435 m24.6 mi
Pinon PeakNW 325°2,336 m15.2 mi
Silver PeakNNW 334°2,287 m10.0 mi
Silver MountainNW 323°2,270 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3519:3320:11
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5816:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661689 — Wild Horse Mesa, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808885

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