Salton Beach
Salton Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of -69 m. Rabbit Peak stands 2,028 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Betz Beach, a beach 2.1 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
beach in Riverside County, California, United States
Wikidata Q49324565, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- -69 m
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Bat Caves Buttes: 4.8 mi
- Orocopia Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Travertine Rock: 10.6 mi
- Blake Hill: 10.6 mi
- Buried Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Hunter's Spring: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 8.0 mi
- Sheep Hole Oasis: 8.2 mi
- Hot Mineral Spa: 11.8 mi
- Gucci Spring: 12.9 mi
- Costa Mesa Lot: 6.8 mi
- Tank Yard: 16.2 mi
- Calcite Mine: 17.6 mi
- Seventeen Palms: 19.8 mi
- 5 Palms: 19.9 mi
- Parque De Pueblo: 5.4 mi
- North Shore Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Mecca Sports Complex: 13.2 mi
- Salton City Park: 13.4 mi
- Niland Marina County Park: 14.9 mi
- Betz Beach: 2.1 mi
- Sneaker Beach: 3.4 mi
- Bombay Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sea View Beach: 18.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.8 mi
- Shaver's Well: 10.5 mi
- Camp Young: 14.5 mi
- General George S. Patton Statue: 16.2 mi
- Slowjamastan's Independence Day Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- General George S. Patton Museum: 16.2 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 24.8 mi
- Fish Traps Archeological Site: 20.9 mi
- Coral Mountain Park: 24.3 mi
- Da Vinci Fish: 12.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salton Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Peak | W 263° | 2,028 m | 20.6 mi |
| Peak 6582 | W 268° | 2,006 m | 24.7 mi |
| Villager Peak | WSW 254° | 1,759 m | 20.1 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,631 m | 20.7 mi |
| Monument Mountain | N 358° | 1,419 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cottonwood Point | N 356° | 1,349 m | 17.4 mi |
| Orocopia Mountain | NE 41° | 1,117 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mastodon Peak | NNE 15° | 1,035 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
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 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mecca Fire STN, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358791985
Day trips start here
- Coachella · 22 mi
- Indio · 26 mi
- Riverside County · 26 mi
- La Quinta · 28 mi
- Joshua Tree National Park · 30 mi
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