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Mis Marcadores

Mis Marcadores from directly overhead

Mis Marcadores is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Tecate Peak stands 1,184 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old International Border Marker 255, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Thi art instllation takes its name and inspiration from conchas, a type of Mexican sweet bread (pan dulce) and the bread stamp, or “marcador”, that is used to create the bread’s signature crunchy shell-like pattern.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.54361, -117.02887

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Montgomery Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 5.5 mi
  • Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 5.6 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 8.0 mi
Museums
Peaks: 38
Gardens: 33
Cliffs: 19
  • South Rim: 0.8 mi
  • Point Loma: 15.0 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 17.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 17.8 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 16
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 9
  • Sweetwater Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 13.7 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Lupe Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Donohoe Spring: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mis Marcadores. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tecate PeakE 83°1,184 m20.0 mi
Gaskill PeakNE 53°1,157 m22.6 mi
Lyons PeakNE 55°1,139 m18.9 mi
Lawson PeakNE 54°1,099 m21.7 mi
Otay MountainENE 72°1,067 m11.3 mi
Elena MountainENE 60°1,015 m20.2 mi
Potrero PeakENE 77°999 m23.5 mi
White MountainENE 69°989 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4219:2319:59
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4716:1016:47

Local time (America/Tijuana).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657606366707270666055
Precip in1.82.41.50.80.30.10.00.00.20.40.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Brown FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8710850597

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