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    • Erin74
  • By Erin74 on February 25, 2004
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    • The sunset seen from Key's View - Joshua Tree National Park
    The sunset seen from Key's
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    by Erin74
    Key's View is an excellent place to end your day at Joshua Tree National Park. It's one of the tallest peaks in the park (over 5,000 feet) and offers spectacular views of the valley and surrounding mountains.

    Drive up to Key's View to watch the sun set. It's a popular area, so don't expect to be all alone. Once the sun begins to set, you'll have a spectacular view. Even on overcast days, it's a gorgeous sight!

    It gets very cold up here around sunset, so you'll want to bundle up in a coat or blanket. Don't forget your camera-- this is a wonderful photo spot.

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  • Directions: Follow Park Blvd. all the way out to Key's View.
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    Key's View: Keys View, northwestwards
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    • JLBG
  • Updated By JLBG on May 16, 2005
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    • Key's View - Joshua Tree National Park
    by JLBG
    From Joshua tree city, the road leads to Hidden Valley and further to Keys View. Keys View stands on the shoulder of Little San Bernardino Mountains at 1580 m of elevation and offers a view of Coachella valley, with in the background, Palm Springs on the right and Indio on the left, on the valley floor, at 150 m elevation. In the far background, stands Mount San Jacinto at 3290 m elevation.

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    Key's View: Mojave
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    • JLBG
  • By JLBG on May 16, 2005
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    • Key's View - Joshua Tree National Park
    by JLBG
    In the background of this photo, on the Coachella Valley floor, The San Bernardino National Forest can be seen. This part of the Joshua Tree National Park belongs to the Mojave (or Mohave) desert and because of the elevation is called the "high desert". Though the Ocean is less than 100 km away, the climate is very continental with high temperatures in the Summer and lows in Winter.

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    Key's View: Keys View, southwestwards
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    • JLBG
  • By JLBG on May 16, 2005
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    • Key's View - Joshua Tree National Park
    by JLBG
    On the right of the photo, Indio can hardly be seen. On the far right, the Northern most tip of Salton Sea shows. You will see it better if you enlarge the photo. In the foreground, the slopes of Little San Bernardino Mountains are almost bare and deeply carved by water.

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  • By Echo_29 on August 24, 2004
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    • Coachella Valley - Joshua Tree National Park
    Coachella Valley
    by Echo_29
    Head out to Keys View for an excellent view from the highest point that you can drive to inside the park. Summertime is almost guaranteed to be hazy but compared to lower elevations in the park the altitudes cooler temperatures will be a relief. Returning during the winter you will we rewarded with endless views and freezing cold gusting winds!

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    Key's View: Key's View
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    • ranger49
  • Updated By ranger49 on February 19, 2008
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    • Key's View - Joshua Tree National Park
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    One of the most visited spots in the Park from which a panoramic view can be obtained on a clear day. We had been told that it was often too crowded to get close to the best viewing point but there were few people about when we were there.
    It was very hazy, we thought, then read a notice posted up by the National Park. It decried the pollution rising from Los Angeles and made quite an impassioned plea for official action to protect the environment.

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  • By Jim_Eliason on April 24, 2005
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    Key's View
    by Jim_Eliason
    Key's View offers an excellent vantage point over Palm Springs and the Coachella valley.

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    Key's View: Keys View
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    • mht_in_la
  • Updated By mht_in_la on October 23, 2003
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    • Coachella Valley viewed from Keys View - Joshua Tree National Park
    Coachella Valley viewed from
    Keys View
    by mht_in_la
    From Park Boulevard, turn south on Keys View Road and drive up to Keys View at 5,185 feet. Here you stand on the shoulder of Little San Bernardino Mountains looking southwest at Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, Indio) and looking south towards Salton Sea and Mexico. But that's only on a clear day; the view is often obscured by the haze blown in from urban areas. I've been here a few times but never saw Salton Sea.

    In the attached photo you can see Mt San Jacinto (10,804 ft) rising straight up from Palm Springs (500 ft), one of the steepest escarpments in the world.

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    Key's View: The vista from Keys View
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    • Alice-Kees
  • Updated By Alice-Kees on September 24, 2003
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    Keys View
    by Alice-Kees
    Keys View is a place from where, on clear days, the vista extends beyond Salton Sea to Mexico and is well worth the additional 20-minute drive.

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    • zrim
  • By zrim on May 6, 2003
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    Keys View
    by zrim
    An easily accesible vista point. A car ride through the desert up a hillsaid and then just a short walk to the actual viewpoint. Sometimes the view is impeded by the Los Angeles smog, but on this day it was pretty clear. Elevation 5185 feet.

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