Salvation Mountain
Salvation Mountain is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Black Butte stands 1,349 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Noah's Ark, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
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What to expect
How to reach it
69 named places within 25 miles
- Niland Park: 2.8 mi
- Wister Waterfowl Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Hernandez Park: 8.8 mi
- Calipatria Little League Park: 9.1 mi
- Mikesell Park: 9.2 mi
- Lion Head Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Mullet Island: 8.1 mi
- Red Island: 8.9 mi
- Red Hill: 8.9 mi
- Rock Hill: 10.0 mi
- Dry Frink Spring: 12.6 mi
- Salvation Spring: 12.6 mi
- Frink Spring: 12.7 mi
- Hot Mineral Spa: 17.1 mi
- Mesquite Spring: 19.3 mi
- The Coliseum: 0.2 mi
- The Coliseum: 0.3 mi
- Niland-Geyser: 6.4 mi
- Salt Flats And Steel Cubes (Removed): 8.5 mi
- Noah's Ark: 0.0 mi
- East Jesus: 0.7 mi
- Da Vinci Fish: 16.4 mi
- Bombay Beach: 15.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.4 mi
- Sea View Beach: 21.7 mi
- Hot springs of Slab city: 0.6 mi
- Five Palms: 23.6 mi
- Rock Hill Unit: 9.7 mi
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR Unit 1: 17.9 mi
- Rake Tower: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salvation Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | NNE 19° | 1,349 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,235 m | 23.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | E 92° | 539 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lion Head Mountain | ENE 63° | 344 m | 7.9 mi |
| East Mesa | SSE 148° | 27 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bat Caves Buttes | WNW 302° | 26 m | 23.2 mi |
| Red Hill | WSW 244° | -38 m | 8.9 mi |
| Obsidian Butte | WSW 239° | -42 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:42 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brawley 2 SW, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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