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Eagle Peak

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Near Needles, California
6.8 mi from Route 66

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Eagle Peak is a desert mountain near Needles, CA, about 7 miles off the old road. At 3,235 feet, it is the highest point of the Sacramento Mountains, the range that rises west of town. For Route 66 drivers heading west from Needles into the California desert, it is part of the rugged skyline on the way out of town.

What is Eagle Peak?

The peak is a summit in San Bernardino County and the high point of the Sacramento Mountains. On the map, the Sacramento Mountains entry sits only about 0.4 miles away, so the two make one stop.

Visiting Eagle Peak: tips

There is no visitor site here. Look for the peak from the road and stop only where there is space to pull off safely. El Garces is about 9.5 miles away and the 66 Motel about 9.8 miles, so Needles is the nearest place for food and fuel.

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Eagle Peak with the 6 closest stops. Tap a marker for details.

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Sacramento Mountains near Needles, CA

Sacramento Mountains

Needles, California · 7.1 mi from Route 66

A rugged desert range west of Needles, protected inside Mojave Trails National Monument.

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0.4 mi from Eagle Peak

El Garces Hotel in Needles, CA

El Garces Hotel

Needles, California · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1908 Harvey House and Santa Fe depot in Needles, now a working train station again.

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9.5 mi from Eagle Peak

66 Motel in Needles, CA

66 Motel

Needles, California · on Route 66

A six-room 1940s motel in Needles, with a 66 neon sign relit in 2012 in front of the old Carty's Camp cabins.

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9.8 mi from Eagle Peak

Piute Mountains

Needles, California · 2.7 mi from Route 66

An eastern Mojave range inside Mojave Trails National Monument, on the drive toward Essex.

17.6 mi from Eagle Peak

Little Piute Mountains

Needles, California · 11.6 mi from Route 66

A small, remote Mojave range tucked between larger mountains in Mojave Trails National Monument.

19.1 mi from Eagle Peak

Goffs Schoolhouse, California

Goffs Schoolhouse

Goffs, California · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A restored 1914 desert schoolhouse on the pre-1931 Route 66, now a Mojave Desert history museum.

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20.2 mi from Eagle Peak

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