Lucerne Valley
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Aerial view of the Lucerne Valley in the Mojave Desert
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 Lucerne Valley
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| Coordinates: 34°26′38″N 116°58′1″W / 34.44389°N 116.96694°WCoordinates: 34°26′38″N 116°58′1″W / 34.44389°N 116.96694°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | San Bernardino | |
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| • Managed by | County of San Bernardino, 5th District | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 105.590 sq mi (273.477 km2) | |
| • Land | 105.590 sq mi (273.477 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% | |
| Elevation | 2,953 ft (900 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 5,811 | |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP code | 92356 | |
| Area codes | 442/760 | |
| GNIS Feature IDs | 272271; 2627937 | |
| Website | lucernevalley |
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| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne Valley, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne Valley, California | ||
Lucerne Valley is a census-designated place and valley landform located in the southern Mojave Desert, within western San Bernardino County, California. On September 24–25, 2016, The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime shot an episode at Rabbit Dry Lake outside of Lucerne Valley town limits.
The geographic valley is defined by the surrounding Granite Mountains, Ord Mountains, and San Bernardino Mountains.
Lucerne Valley lies east of the Victor Valley, whose population nexus includes Victorville, Apple Valley, Adelanto and Hesperia. It is located 19 miles (31 km) east of Apple Valley, and 20 miles (32 km) north of Big Bear Lake. Distant surrounding communities include Yucca Valley which lies 45 miles (72 km) east via State Route 247/Old Woman Springs Road, and Barstow, which is 26 miles (42 km) north via State Route 247/Barstow Road.
The transportation nexus of Lucerne Valley is located where State Route 247 and State Route 18 are connected by Old Woman Springs and Barstow Roads, the two highways do not have a direct junction.
In San Bernardino County, Lucerne Valley's area is also identified as County Service Area 29. While Lucerne Valley's "town limit" signs are within 2 miles of each other, the County Service Area Limits are much larger: in the west to Joshua Road (unpaved road east of Milpas Rd. on Hwy. 18), to the north at the 4,000 feet (1,200 m) height of Ord Mountain on Highway 247, to the south at the entrance to Cushenbury Canyon on Highway 18, and at Old Woman Springs Ranch as the eastern boundary. On June 11, 2013, Lucerne Valley and Johnson Valley were merged under the same Municipal Advisory Council, which serves as an advisory reporting agency to the County of San Bernardino District Supervisor concerning the region. On August 14, 2013, Johnson Valley was sworn into the same Municipal Advisory Council as Lucerne Valley. CSA 29's borders, however, remain unchanged from the move.
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