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Forever Marilyn

Forever Marilyn from directly overhead

Forever Marilyn is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Downtown Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Height
7.6 m
Material
stainless steel;aluminum
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.82441, -116.54837
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Downtown Park: 0.0 mi
  • Frances Stevens Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jackie Lee Houston Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Baristo Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ruth Hardy Park: 0.9 mi
Springs
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Dos Palmas Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Powderbox Spring: 8.1 mi
Peaks
  • Cahuilla Peak: 3.5 mi
  • 783: 4.6 mi
  • Desert Angel: 4.8 mi
  • Murray Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Garnet Hill: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Attractions: 31
  • Drag & Fly Tours: 0.2 mi
  • Frank Sinatra House: 0.9 mi
  • Smoke Tree Ranch: 2.5 mi
  • Park Imperial South House: 2.6 mi
  • Flak 37 88mm Gun: 2.6 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 25
  • California Desert Region: 1.6 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 1.6 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 1.6 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 1.7 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Isabelle: 0.1 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 0.4 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 0.9 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 0.9 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Tong wen neval: 1.4 mi
  • Shiprock: 3.5 mi
  • Sawmill Flats: 10.9 mi
  • Desert Holocaust Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Speed of Light Experiment: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dry Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 5.6 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Forever Marilyn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakW 265°3,288 m7.6 mi
Jean PeakW 260°3,202 m7.6 mi
Folly PeakW 267°3,195 m7.8 mi
Marion MountainWSW 256°3,150 m8.2 mi
Miller PeakW 265°3,143 m7.2 mi
Newton Drury PeakW 262°3,102 m8.0 mi
Mount Saint EllenWSW 257°3,097 m8.4 mi
Cornell PeakW 264°2,928 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3719:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1218:44
December solstice06:4816:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596167738088939388786657
Precip in1.41.10.60.10.00.00.30.20.20.20.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palm Springs, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8861138971

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