Joshua Tree (California)

Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree Location in California
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	San Bernardino County
Coordinates :	34 ° 8 ′  N , 116 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 8 ′  N , 116 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	7,020 (as of 2017)
Population density :	444.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	15.8 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.8 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	834 m
Postal code :	92252
Area code :	+1 760
FIPS :	06-37554
GNIS ID :	1652731

The small town of Joshua Tree is located in San Bernardino County of the US state of California , about 200 km from the center of Los Angeles removed. The settlement area managed as a census-designated place has a little over 7,000 inhabitants (as of 2017) and is located directly on the Joshua Tree National Park .

music

The Desert Sessions , which Josh Homme , front man of the band Queens of the Stone Age , brought to life, take place at the gates of the city at regular intervals . In addition, the studio albums of the Stoner-Rock Band were recorded here.

Cecil Ingram Connor III, better known as Gram Parsons , died on September 19, 1973 at the Joshua Tree Inn Motel.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Joshua Tree CDP, California , factfinder.census.gov, accessed July 7, 2019.