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Desert Oasis Rest Area

Desert Oasis Rest Area from directly overhead

Desert Oasis Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 548 m. Ord Mountain stands 1,863 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs past it. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

9 mi. E. of Newberry

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Coordinates34.80022, -116.52474
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Newberry Cairn: 9.1 mi
  • Newberry Peak: 9.1 mi
  • Pisgah Crater: 9.2 mi
  • Soldier Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Black Butte: 10.2 mi
Springs: 14
  • Sheep Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Newberry Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Cady Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Kane Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Kane Springs: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Newberry Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Camp Cady Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: 13.7 mi
  • Open Pit Mine: 14.0 mi
  • Forks of the Road: 14.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Newberry Springs Park: 7.9 mi
  • Yarrow Ravine Rattlesnake Habitat Area: 17.8 mi
  • Norman Smith Park: 18.4 mi
  • Fred Sandridge Sports Park: 18.6 mi
  • Yermo Sculpture Park: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Chinese Dissident: 19.4 mi
  • Chief Iron Horse: 19.4 mi
  • the tank man: 19.5 mi
  • 64: 19.5 mi
  • Mojave Megaphone: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Bagdad Cafe: 6.9 mi
  • Calico Early Man Site Visitor Center: 16.8 mi
  • CALICO: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Kramer Arch: 20.8 mi
  • Natural Arch: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
  • Daggett Museum: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desert Oasis Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ord MountainWSW 242°1,863 m18.7 mi
Rodman Mountains High PointSSW 209°1,833 m12.4 mi
East Ord MountainSW 232°1,831 m17.6 mi
West Ord MountainWSW 244°1,661 m24.2 mi
Goat MountainWSW 248°1,502 m24.5 mi
Cady PeakENE 65°1,407 m12.0 mi
Calico PeakNW 307°1,384 m22.3 mi
Calico PeakNW 307°1,370 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:5116:0116:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495359657484908981695647
Precip in0.60.70.40.20.10.00.30.20.20.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barstow-daggett AP, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/96680294

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