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South Rim

South Rim, seen from above at true elevation

South Rim is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 127 m. Tecate Peak stands 1,184 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is México, a artwork 0.8 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.54867, -117.01558

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Montgomery Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 6.0 mi
  • Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 6.2 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 7.2 mi
Museums
Peaks: 39
Gardens: 33
Cliffs: 18
  • Point Loma: 15.5 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 18.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 18.2 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 18.6 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 16
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 9
  • Sweetwater Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 12.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Lupe Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Donohoe Spring: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 15.3 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 16.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tecate PeakE 84°1,184 m19.1 mi
Gaskill PeakNE 53°1,157 m21.8 mi
Lyons PeakNE 54°1,139 m18.1 mi
Lawson PeakNE 54°1,099 m20.8 mi
Otay MountainENE 72°1,067 m10.4 mi
Elena MountainENE 60°1,015 m19.3 mi
Potrero PeakENE 78°999 m22.7 mi
White MountainENE 69°989 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4219:2319:59
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4716:1016:47

Local time (America/Tijuana).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657606366707270666055
Precip in1.82.41.50.80.30.10.00.00.20.40.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Brown FLD, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358792852

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