Needles

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Needles is a small desert city in eastern San Bernardino County, California, located along the Colorado River near the Arizona border and historically known as a stop on Route 66.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 442
760
border Arizona
climate hot desert climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county San Bernardino County
surface form: San Bernardino County, California
distanceTo about 110 miles south of Las Vegas
about 60 miles west of Kingman, Arizona
elevation approximately 151 meters
approximately 495 feet
GNISFeatureID 1652760
governmentType council–manager government
hasEconomicActivity recreation on Colorado River
tourism
transportation services
hasFeature historic Route 66 alignment
riverfront along Colorado River
hasNearbyReservation Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
hasTransportation Southwest Chief
surface form: Amtrak Southwest Chief route

BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
historicallyKnownAs stop on U.S. Route 66
incorporationDate October 30, 1913
knownFor extremely high summer temperatures
KöppenClimateClassification BWh
locatedIn Mojave Desert
locatedInMetropolitanArea San Bernardino County area
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Lower Colorado River region
surface form: Lower Colorado River Basin
locatedInRegion eastern San Bernardino County
locatedInValley Lower Colorado River region
surface form: Lower Colorado River Valley
locatedNear Arizona–California border
Nevada border
locatedOnInterstate Interstate 40
locatedOnRiver Colorado River
locatedOnRoute U.S. Route 66
namedAfter The Needles
surface form: The Needles rock formations
nearestMajorCity Kingman, Arizona
Las Vegas, Nevada
partOf Inland Empire region of California
surface form: Inland Empire region (broadly defined)
postalCode 92363
regionCode FIPS code 06-50804
state California, United States
surface form: California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
timeZoneDST Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time

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