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Bombay Beach

Bombay Beach from directly overhead

Bombay Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of -69 m. Orocopia Mountain stands 1,117 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Da Vinci Fish, a artwork 0.5 miles away. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
01/19/1981
Elevation
-69 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.35167, -115.72205

72 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Niland Marina County Park: 3.0 mi
  • Wister Waterfowl Management Area: 8.9 mi
  • Niland Park: 13.9 mi
  • Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge: 13.9 mi
  • Salton City Park: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Niland-Geyser: 9.6 mi
  • Salt Flats And Steel Cubes (Removed): 13.2 mi
  • The Coliseum: 16.1 mi
  • The Coliseum: 16.2 mi
  • Gas Domes: 17.8 mi
Springs: 13
Peaks: 13
  • Bat Caves Buttes: 7.7 mi
  • Mullet Island: 10.9 mi
  • Red Island: 12.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Rock Hill: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 5
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Slowjamastan's Independence Day Memorial: 20.7 mi
  • General George S. Patton Statue: 21.4 mi
  • Shaver's Well: 21.6 mi
  • Camp Young: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Rock Hill Unit: 13.2 mi
  • Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR Unit 1: 18.4 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Hot springs of Slab city: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orocopia MountainNNW 348°1,117 m15.4 mi
Blake HillNNW 327°540 m21.9 mi
Buried MountainNNW 339°440 m22.0 mi
Lion Head MountainE 98°344 m21.7 mi
Shell ReefWSW 241°93.3 m22.9 mi
Clay PointWSW 251°29 m16.4 mi
Bat Caves ButtesNW 316°26 m7.7 mi
Travertine RockWNW 284°22 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2218:55
June solstice05:3519:2019:56
September equinox06:3218:0818:41
December solstice06:4416:0216:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535560677482888882716052
Precip in0.80.80.50.20.10.00.30.30.50.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiriaco Summit, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358780958

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