Calcite Mine
Calcite Mine is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 355 m. Toro Peak stands 2,651 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Seventeen Palms Spring, a spring 3.0 miles away. 177 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
mine in San Diego County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49403082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 355 m
How to reach it
177 named places within 25 miles
- Seventeen Palms Spring: 3.0 mi
- Five Palms Spring: 3.4 mi
- Palo Verde Spring: 4.5 mi
- Four Palms Spring: 5.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 5.9 mi
- Roadrunner & Rattlesnake: 13.6 mi
- Farm Workers: 14.9 mi
- Columbian Mammoth: 15.0 mi
- Elephant Sculpture: 15.0 mi
- Grasshopper: 15.0 mi
- Clay Point: 7.2 mi
- Fonts Point: 7.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 7.7 mi
- Shell Reef: 7.9 mi
- Mat Puy Nah Achhuukaayp: 8.4 mi
- Seventeen Palms: 3.1 mi
- 5 Palms: 3.4 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 5.8 mi
- Wildflowers (seasonal): 6.0 mi
- Devil's Slide: 8.2 mi
- Truckhaven Hills 4x4 Training Area: 6.2 mi
- Salton City Park: 8.4 mi
- Borrego Springs County Park: 15.8 mi
- cactus loop trail: 18.8 mi
- Mecca Sports Complex: 19.1 mi
- San Gregorio: 10.6 mi
- Peg Leg Smith Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
- Los Puertecitos Historical Marker: 11.0 mi
- Old Borego: 14.0 mi
- Slowjamastan's Independence Day Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Sea View Beach: 16.6 mi
- Salton Beach: 17.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.8 mi
- Betz Beach: 17.8 mi
- Sneaker Beach: 18.1 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 16.7 mi
- Fish Traps Archeological Site: 20.1 mi
- Coral Mountain Park: 23.9 mi
- Discovery Center: 10.5 mi
- Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center: 18.2 mi
- Perpendicular Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Mud Palisades: 21.8 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- BBQ Area: 24.8 mi
- desert garden: 18.9 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 19.7 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calcite Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Peak | NW 311° | 2,651 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rabbit Peak | NW 321° | 2,028 m | 11.9 mi |
| Peak 6582 | NW 314° | 2,006 m | 16.1 mi |
| Martinez Mountain | NW 323° | 2,001 m | 22.4 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | W 262° | 1,873.6 m | 22.6 mi |
| The Thimble | W 261° | 1,761.4 m | 22.6 mi |
| Villager Peak | NW 315° | 1,759 m | 8.8 mi |
| Whale Peak | SSW 213° | 1,630.4 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocotillo Wells 2W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/369164147
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