Check out the "Copper Mountain Observatory" on the Clear Sky Clocks. I
think it's in the desert, at about 3,000 feet elevation, and although
the Clear Sky Clock isn't so hot in Southern California today, generally
it should be pretty good.
Christopher
David Windstrom wrote:
> I have the opportunity to stay with a friend for a week in the town of
> Joshua Tree, just minutes from the park, right around new moon, in
> September. Does anyone know if this would be a good observing site in
> general? He tells me the skies are pretty dark.