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Sandy Beach

Sandy Beach from directly overhead

Sandy Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of -70 m. Split Mountain stands 441 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea View Beach, a beach 1.7 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
-70 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.18560, -115.83361

96 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge: 6.3 mi
  • Salton City Park: 10.4 mi
  • Truckhaven Hills 4x4 Training Area: 11.7 mi
  • Niland Marina County Park: 14.7 mi
  • Wister Waterfowl Management Area: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Clay Point: 10.8 mi
  • Obsidian Butte: 11.4 mi
  • Rock Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Red Island: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 15
Springs: 11
  • Tule Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Four Palms Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Dry Frink Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Five Palms Spring: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 5
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR Unit 1: 10.1 mi
  • Rock Hill Unit: 12.5 mi
Museums: 2
  • Discovery Center: 19.5 mi
  • Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Hot springs of Slab city: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainSW 233°441 m20.8 mi
Fonts PointWNW 282°394 m23.6 mi
Inspiration PointWNW 284°369 m24.1 mi
West Butte Borrego MountainW 271°367.9 m21.4 mi
East Butte Borrego MountainW 267°364.5 m19.4 mi
East MesaSW 228°248 m24.0 mi
Superstition MountainS 178°217 m16.0 mi
Mat Puy Nah AchhuukaaypW 268°124 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2318:55
June solstice05:3519:2019:56
September equinox06:3218:0918:42
December solstice06:4416:0316:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596269748189969690796758
Precip in0.70.80.50.10.00.00.30.40.30.20.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocotillo Wells 2W, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358821172

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