Cliff · California
Perpendicular Bluff
Perpendicular Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 522 m. Rabbit Peak stands 2,028 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Granite Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 522 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.14699, -116.32057
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Granite Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Metate Hill: 5.3 mi
- Wilson: 6.9 mi
- West Butte Borrego Mountain: 7.4 mi
Springs
- Yaqui Well: 3.9 mi
- Blue Spring: 5.6 mi
- Borrego Spring: 6.2 mi
- Tubb Canyon Spring: 7.0 mi
- Middle Spring: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 44
- Roadrunner & Rattlesnake: 3.8 mi
- Spinosaurus: 4.0 mi
- Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 4.0 mi
- Utahraptor: 4.1 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Rex: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 22
- Pictograph Trailhead: 9.1 mi
- Grinding Rock: 9.5 mi
- Grinding Rock: 9.5 mi
- Blowsand Hill: 9.5 mi
- Mortero Trailhead: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Bill Kenyon Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Old Borego: 5.3 mi
- San Gregorio: 5.9 mi
- Harper's Cabin: 6.7 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
Parks: 15
- cactus loop trail: 3.2 mi
- Borrego Springs County Park: 8.0 mi
- Vallecito Stage Station County Park: 12.0 mi
- Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Jess Martin County Park: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Day Use Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- BBQ Area: 8.8 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Banner: 14.1 mi
- Eastwood: 17.3 mi
- Branson City: 17.8 mi
- Stratton: 18.3 mi
- Coleman City: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 7.6 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 13.6 mi
- Aztec Woods: 21.7 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Maidenhair Falls: 9.4 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 24.4 mi
- Cottonwood Creek: 24.6 mi
- Mildred Falls: 24.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Discovery Center: 8.8 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 17.0 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- desert garden: 3.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Broken Ankle Bend: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Mud Palisades: 10.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Warner Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Perpendicular Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Peak | NNE 13° | 2,028 m | 20.3 mi |
| Peak 6582 | N 1° | 2,006 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hot Springs Mountain | NW 308° | 1,985 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cuyamaca Peak | SW 230° | 1,979 m | 21.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSW 198° | 1,904 m | 18.5 mi |
| Wooded Hill | SSW 199° | 1,894 m | 21.6 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | SSW 196° | 1,889 m | 19.5 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | NW 306° | 1,873.6 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:22 | 19:58 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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