Sunfair is an
unincorporated community
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in the
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily in ...
, within
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County (), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a County (United States), county located in the Southern California, southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the ...
.
The community is about northeast of
Joshua Tree
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This monocotyledonous tree is native to the ar ...
.
State Route 62 traverses the area south of Sunfair in an east–west direction. Sunfair lies near the northern border of
Joshua Tree National Park
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[Sunfair, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1993.]
The community is served by the Morongo Unified School District.
The Hi-Desert Medical Center is located here.
Area landmarks
Other nearby geographic features include:
* Hi Desert Airport (FAA ID: L80) at 5500 Sunfair Road near the south extent of the community .
[''Airport Facility Directory: Southwest US,'' US Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, (unknown year).]
* Sunfair Heights, California — neighborhood to the north.
* Coyote Lake at .
* Panorama Heights, a community to the south, at .
See also
*
References
Unincorporated communities in San Bernardino County, California
Populated places in the Mojave Desert
Unincorporated communities in California
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