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Best at sunrise · Mountains

Cholla Cactus Garden

Joshua Tree National Park, California

NPS notes this is a good place to enjoy sunrise or sunset; sunrise makes the cholla glow and gives Skysta a distinctive desert experience.

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Today’s light here

Times are for Cholla Cactus Garden, in Pacific time.

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Worked out from the sun’s real position for this exact place, the way the app does it. No forecast is needed for these.

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Will the morning be worth the drive?

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Three more near here

  1. Barker Dam TrailSunrise & sunset · Mountains · 14 mi from here
  2. Keys ViewBest at sunset · Mountains · 15 mi from here
  3. Coachella Valley Vista PointBest at sunset · Mountains · 33 mi from here

All 3 in Joshua Tree National Park · All 107 in California

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