Editing Apple Valley, California (section)

== Geography ==
Apple Valley is located at the southern edge of the [[Mojave Desert]]. It is bordered by the cities of [[Victorville, California|Victorville]] on the west and [[Hesperia, California|Hesperia]] on the southwest sides, with the [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] of [[Lucerne Valley, California|Lucerne Valley]] a distance to the east and the city of [[Barstow, California|Barstow]] about {{Convert|30|mi|km}} to the north. Apple Valley, along with Victorville, Hesperia, [[Adelanto, California|Adelanto]], and immediate surrounding areas, are commonly known as the [[Victor Valley]]. The primary thoroughfare through Apple Valley is [[California State Route 18|State Route 18]], which was given the moniker "Happy Trails Highway" within Apple Valley town limits, after the theme song of [[Roy Rogers]] and [[Dale Evans]], who once resided on Outer Highway 18. The commercial area is split currently between State Route 18 and Bear Valley Road (the two roads are near parallel until they intersect in the east, outside of town). The [[Mojave River]] that borders the west side of Apple Valley flows south-to-north.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rivers That Flow North|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/riversno.htm|work=World Atlas|access-date= April 2, 2012}}</ref> The town is bounded on its southern edge by the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|73.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|73.2|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.45%, is covered by water.

The elevation of Apple Valley is about <span style="white-space:nowrap">2,900&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(880&nbsp;m)</span> above sea level.

===Climate===
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|31|60|1.11
|35|63|1.18
|38|68|1.14
|42|75|0.31
|49|84| 0.23
|55|93|0.06
|61|99|0.16
|61|98|0.25
|55|92|0.33
|45|81|0.26
|35|68|0.36
|30|60|0.81
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According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Apple Valley has a [[semiarid climate]] (''BSk''). The city features cool winters and very hot, dry summers. Seasonal high winds occur occasionally in spring and fall.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=442040&cityname=Apple+Valley%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Apple Valley, California]</ref>
* On average, the warmest month is July.
* The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|116|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 2002.
* On average, the coolest month is December.
* The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-1|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1949.
* The most precipitation typically occurs in February.