- Elevation, modelled
- 1,291 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Quail Mountain1,772 m · 10.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:59local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0012, -116.0507
Live Oak Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 1,291 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Face Rock, a attraction 0.5 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Live Oak Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Mountain | W 272° | 1,772 m | 10.9 mi |
| Queen Mountain | NW 322° | 1,718 m | 4.5 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | WSW 241° | 1,694 m | 9.5 mi |
| Eureka Peak | W 277° | 1,682 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,663 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bernard Point | S 191° | 1,655 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mt. Minerva Hoyt | W 275° | 1,647 m | 10.1 mi |
| Lost Horse Mountain | SW 228° | 1,609 m | 6.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Hunk Rock - East Face: 5.5 mi
- Hunk Rock - West Face: 5.5 mi
- Snickers North Face: 6.0 mi
- Poker Face: 6.0 mi
- Mounds - Deep Throat: 6.0 mi
- Knott's Sky Park: 8.8 mi
- Bucklin Park: 9.3 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park: 9.6 mi
- Veteran's Park: 9.8 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 10.0 mi
- Jumbo Rocks: 0.8 mi
- Negro Hill: 2.7 mi
- Queen Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Malapai Hill: 4.7 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Face Rock: 0.5 mi
- Skull Rock: 0.6 mi
- Split Rock: 0.7 mi
- Elephant Rock: 0.7 mi
- Elton Mine: 1.1 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 14.1 mi
- Desert View Conservation Area: 15.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 16.2 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 16.9 mi
- Mojave Desert Land Trust: 17.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 3.0 mi
- Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 7.9 mi
- Johnson Spring: 8.5 mi
- Sneakeye Spring: 9.1 mi
- Stubbe Spring: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff Boulder House: 1.6 mi
- Windmill Pump: 5.2 mi
- Worth Bagley stone: 5.2 mi
- Abandoned Rusty Car: 5.3 mi
- Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 5.3 mi
- Keys Desert Queen Ranch: 7.5 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- JT&S Railroad Museum: 15.7 mi
- Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum: 19.1 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 20.9 mi
- Orrery: 5.5 mi
- Synergy: 23.2 mi
- Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 24.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 5.4 mi
- University Park Community Gardens: 23.5 mi
- Quail Springs Picknic area: 8.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twentynine Palms, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
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- Joshua Tree National Park · 12 mi
- Riverside County · 14 mi
- Joshua Tree · 18 mi
- Indio · 22 mi
- Coachella · 23 mi
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