Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:33 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min6:55 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 107°F, lows 74°FColdest month December: highs 60°F, lows 34°F4 in of rain a year, on about 9 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare137 days above 90°F, 26 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trona station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSearles Lakelake · under a mileBorax Flatlake · 5.3 miPoint of Rockspeak · 6.6 miLayton Springspring · 7.0 miFish Head Rockspeak · 7.3 miAmity Springspring · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDeath Valley National Parknational park · 13.6 mi · 3,270,447 acresIndian Joe Spring Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 550 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,268 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970238 of magnitude 4+, 16 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.1 on 6 Jul 201917 mi away, Ridgecrest Earthquake SequenceMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSan Bernardino County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Very HighWildfire Very HighEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality13% of days had good air in 202546 of 365 days measured209 moderate, 67 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 43 unhealthy daysMedian index 77, worst day 207main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Bernardino County monitors, CA
Drinking waterSearles Valley Minerals Operations INCserves 1,818 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,617 ft493 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRidgecrest Regional Hospital20.8 miPost officeTrona Post Office5.6 miPoliceSan Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Trona Substation5.6 miFire stationSearles Valley Minerals Fire Department West End Station5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL100 miMajor airportSan Bernardino International Airport SBD111 miUS highwayUS 39524 miAmtrakHarvey House Rail Depot BAR57 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93592 ZIP area.
