Wild Horse Mesa
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
- 23.1 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 24 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 24 mi
- Padre Point · 24 mi
- Turnout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mountain Spring: 5.9 mi
- Coso Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- La Motte Spring: 8.6 mi
- Tennessee Spring: 8.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 9.3 mi
- Volcano Butte: 2.2 mi
- Louisiana Butte: 2.2 mi
- Parrot Point: 9.4 mi
- Parkinson Peak: 9.9 mi
- Silver Peak: 10.0 mi
- 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
- Coso: 11.2 mi
- Darwin: 17.5 mi
- Valley Wells: 21.2 mi
- Ballarat: 22.8 mi
- Madonna: 17.2 mi
- Not A Through Street: 17.3 mi
- Egg: 17.3 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 13.0 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 13.0 mi
- Fossil Falls: 15.9 mi
- Darwin Falls: 21.8 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 22.8 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Darwin community garden: 17.5 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 22.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maturango Peak | NE 46° | 2,670 m | 10.4 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NE 54° | 2,662 m | 9.9 mi |
| Parrot Point | ENE 61° | 2,540 m | 9.4 mi |
| Coso Peak | NNW 340° | 2,483 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | WSW 237° | 2,435 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pinon Peak | NW 325° | 2,336 m | 15.2 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNW 334° | 2,287 m | 10.0 mi |
| Silver Mountain | NW 323° | 2,270 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
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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