Desert Oasis Rest Area
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. The nearest named place is Sheep Springs, a spring 6.6 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs past it. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
9 mi. E. of Newberry
How to reach it
- On the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Sheep Springs: 6.6 mi
- Newberry Spring: 8.8 mi
- Cady Spring: 10.0 mi
- Kane Springs: 10.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 18.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Chinese Dissident: 19.4 mi
- Chief Iron Horse: 19.4 mi
- the tank man: 19.5 mi
- Mojave Megaphone: 23.4 mi
- Kramer Arch: 20.8 mi
- Natural Arch: 24.7 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 10.5 mi
- Calico Early Man Site Visitor Center: 16.8 mi
- Daggett Museum: 20.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ord Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,863 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rodman Mountains High Point | SSW 209° | 1,833 m | 12.4 mi |
| East Ord Mountain | SW 232° | 1,831 m | 17.6 mi |
| West Ord Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,661 m | 24.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,502 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cady Peak | ENE 65° | 1,407 m | 12.0 mi |
| Calico Peak | NW 307° | 1,370 m | 22.3 mi |
| Argos Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,365 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barstow-daggett AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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