Cliff · California
Mud Palisades
Mud Palisades is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 556 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dave McCain Spring, a spring 3.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 556 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.00449, -116.24418
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Dave McCain Spring: 3.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 4.9 mi
- Agua Caliente Springs: 5.2 mi
- Agua Caliente Springs: 5.2 mi
- Agua Caliente Springs: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- West Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Whale Peak: 4.5 mi
- Middle Mesa: 5.6 mi
- East Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 44
- Roadrunner & Rattlesnake: 14.2 mi
- Spinosaurus: 14.8 mi
- Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 14.8 mi
- Utahraptor: 14.8 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Rex: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 21
- Pictograph Trailhead: 6.8 mi
- "Hollywood & Vine" Street Sign: 7.1 mi
- Mortero Trailhead: 7.8 mi
- Blowsand Hill: 11.9 mi
- Devil's Slide: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Harper's Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Palm Spring: 6.1 mi
- Yaquitepec: 8.2 mi
- Well of Eight Echos: 8.4 mi
- Bill Kenyon Memorial: 11.5 mi
Parks: 16
- Vallecito Stage Station County Park: 6.7 mi
- cactus loop trail: 12.1 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Laguna Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Pedro Fages Monument: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Banner: 18.0 mi
- Stratton: 19.0 mi
- Cuyamaca: 19.7 mi
- Eastwood: 22.0 mi
- Branson City: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- BBQ Area: 11.3 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Discovery Center: 11.3 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 19.1 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 21.4 mi
- Imperial Valley Desert Museum: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cottonwood Creek: 19.2 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 19.7 mi
- Dry Falls: 20.3 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Agua Caliente County Park: 5.2 mi
- Aztec Woods: 15.3 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- desert garden: 11.9 mi
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Broken Ankle Bend: 16.2 mi
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Perpendicular Bluff: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Mud Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | W 259° | 1,979 m | 21.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | SW 233° | 1,904 m | 12.8 mi |
| Wooded Hill | SW 227° | 1,894 m | 15.5 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | SW 228° | 1,889 m | 13.3 mi |
| Piñon Point | SW 227° | 1,832 m | 13.7 mi |
| North Peak | W 271° | 1,826 m | 19.8 mi |
| Garnet Peak | WSW 246° | 1,800 m | 13.6 mi |
| Middle Peak | W 265° | 1,795 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
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.
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