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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. 70 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

70 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
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
Attractions: 12
  • Niland-Geyser: 9.6 mi
  • Salt Flats And Steel Cubes (Removed): 13.2 mi
  • The Coliseum: 16.1 mi
  • Gas Domes: 17.8 mi
  • Costa Mesa Lot: 18.9 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 MountainNNW1,117 m15.4 mi
Blake HillNNW540 m21.9 mi
Buried MountainNNW440 m22.0 mi
Lion Head MountainE344 m21.7 mi
Shell ReefWSW93 m22.9 mi
Clay PointWSW29 m16.4 mi
Bat Caves ButtesNW26 m7.7 mi
Travertine RockWNW22 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 50–80 °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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