Lucerne Valley

Geography

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 east of Apple Valley, and north of Big Bear Lake. Distant surrounding communities include Yucca Valley which lies east via State Route 247/Old Woman Springs Road, and Barstow, which is north via State Route 247/Barstow Road. The transportation nexus of Lucerne Valley is 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 (CSA) 29. While Lucerne Valley's "town limit" signs are within two 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 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. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 105.6 square miles (273.5 km), all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lucerne Valley has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on…

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Largest nearby schools

• Granite Mountain Charter
  Other · Lucerne Valley · 3,433 students · 30.1:1 ratio
• Lucerne Valley Elementary
  Elementary · Lucerne Valley · 608 students · 21.7:1 ratio
• Virtual Preparatory Academy at Lucerne
  Other · Lucerne Valley · 569 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• Lucerne Valley High
  High · Lucerne Valley · 274 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Lucerne Valley Middle
  Middle · Lucerne Valley · 137 students · 11.4:1 ratio
• Mountain View High
  High · Lucerne Valley · 9 students · 9:1 ratio