---
id: "2173"
name: Route 62--Twentynine Palms Highway
distance: "9"
duration: 10 minutes
description: Desert route along US 62 from Palm Springs/I-10 to Morengo Valley.
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designations:
  - California State Scenic Byway
states:
  - CA
ll:
  - -116.60182199999997
  - 33.91772100000003
bounds:
  - - -116.60182199999997
    - 33.91772100000003
  - - -116.574883
    - 34.03257000000002

---

This State Scenic Highway, which features high desert country scenery, leads to or from Joshua Tree National Monument. Large "windmill farms," where wind power is used to generate electricity, can be seen along the way.