Coso Junction Rest Area
Coso Junction Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,030 m. Olancha Peak stands 3,695 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 4.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
17 mi. S. of Jct. Rte. 395/190
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
107 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 4.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Cactus Peak: 7.6 mi
- Ball Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Volcano Peak: 8.9 mi
- Rose Spring: 4.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 6.4 mi
- Deer Spring: 7.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.5 mi
- Windy Springs: 8.8 mi
- Lemon Inn: 19.5 mi
- Dirty Socks: 20.4 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 23.9 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 24.0 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.5 mi
- The Joshua Tree album location: 22.7 mi
- Viking/Talc Queen Camp: 24.9 mi
- Madonna: 24.8 mi
- Not A Through Street: 24.9 mi
- Egg: 24.9 mi
- Fossil Falls: 5.6 mi
- Coso: 19.1 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 19.6 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coso Junction Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olancha Peak | NNW 328° | 3,695 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cartago Peak | NNW 336° | 3,194 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sirretta Peak | WSW 249° | 3,041 m | 23.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NW 319° | 3,038 m | 19.7 mi |
| Templeton Mountain | NW 322° | 3,031 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 324° | 3,015 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | W 272° | 2,963 m | 24.0 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,935 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/96678277
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