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El cocinero chino

El cocinero chino is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sunrise Butte stands 118 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Museo del Agua CESPM, a museum 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
MEXICALI La mejor cocina china del mundo.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates32.66175, -115.48970

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Niños Heroes de Chapultepec 1915: 0.3 mi
  • Plaza del Mariachi: 0.3 mi
  • Cortez Park: 0.5 mi
  • Border Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rockwood Plaza: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 5
  • Forjador de Ilusiones: 0.2 mi
  • Monumento a Alvaro Obregón: 1.2 mi
  • He is Risen: 9.8 mi
  • geoglyph: 24.1 mi
  • Yuha Geoglyph: 24.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Museo del Agua CESPM: 0.1 mi
  • Museo Wok: 0.2 mi
  • ICC museo UABC: 2.0 mi
  • Pioneers Museum: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • California Midwinter Fairgrounds: 12.9 mi
  • Crucifixion thorn: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area: 13.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Holtville Hot Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Five Palms: 23.3 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sunrise Butte: 21.0 mi
  • Deer Peak: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunrise ButteW 272°118 m21.0 mi
Deer PeakNE 41°37 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2118:54
June solstice05:3519:1719:54
September equinox06:3118:0818:40
December solstice06:4116:0316:41

Local time (America/Tijuana).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576066727987939388776556
Precip in0.40.40.30.10.00.00.10.20.30.20.20.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Centro 2 SSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13648432432

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