Victorville

Geography

Victorville is located at the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert, northeast of Los Angeles, north of San Diego, southwest of Las Vegas, south of Barstow, east of Palmdale, and north of San Bernardino through the Cajon Pass on Interstate 15. Victorville is the location of offices of the "Mojave Desert Branch" of the San Bernardino County government. Victorville is bordered by Apple Valley on the east, Hesperia on the south, and Adelanto on the west. The Mojave River flows sporadically through Victorville. The elevation at City Hall is approximately above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it is water. The total area is 0.39% water. Snowfall and other wintry precipitation is also possible, although any snowfall tends to be very light and melt quickly; significant snowstorms as seen in the San Bernardino Mountains and San Gabriel Mountains are very rare. Black ice is also possible during the winter. Summer days are generally hot to sweltering, with average high temperatures approaching . It is also the time of year in which Victorville, and Southern California as a whole, receives the least precipitation. The higher elevation prevents the temperatures from matching the extreme heat seen in lower desert cities such as Palm Springs or Needles. However, heat waves can still raise the temperature to , with the all-time record high being . Also unlike lower desert communities, the diurnal temperature variation is greater, allowing substantial relief to occur at night with average low temperatures approaching . In the later part of the season, the average precipitation amount experiences an uptick due to the North American Monsoon bringing possible thunderstorms to the region. These…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,585
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  2,219
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  1,522
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,320
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,228
• Western Bluebird

  Sialia mexicana Swainson, 1832 · Aves
  1,226
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,157
• Black Phoebe

  Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  1,147

Largest nearby schools

• Riverside Preparatory
  Other · Oro Grande · 2,508 students · 23.2:1 ratio
• Oak Hills High
  High · Oak Hills · 2,492 students · 23.7:1 ratio
• Hesperia High
  High · Hesperia · 2,275 students · 23:1 ratio
• Adelanto High
  High · Adelanto · 2,223 students · 27.1:1 ratio
• Excelsior Charter
  High · Victorville · 2,180 students · 26:1 ratio
• Silverado High
  High · Victorville · 2,175 students · 23.1:1 ratio
• Sultana High
  High · Hesperia · 2,169 students · 24.4:1 ratio
• Victor Valley High
  High · Victorville · 2,045 students · 25.9:1 ratio

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