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Milton Leeper

Milton Leeper from directly overhead

Milton Leeper is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of -14 m. Superstition Mountain stands 217 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Milton Leeper Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
I.V. Sunrise Optimist 1982-1984 Parks & Recreation Board Member 1981-1994 Dedicated in May 1996

How to reach it

Coordinates32.79126, -115.58489

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Milton Leeper Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lotus Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sunflower: 0.3 mi
  • Sunflower: 0.3 mi
  • Debbie J Pittman Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 5
  • He is Risen: 1.4 mi
  • Forjador de Ilusiones: 10.4 mi
  • Monumento a Alvaro Obregón: 11.1 mi
  • geoglyph: 19.0 mi
  • Yuha Geoglyph: 19.2 mi
Museums: 5
  • Pioneers Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Museo Wok: 10.4 mi
  • Museo del Agua CESPM: 10.5 mi
  • ICC museo UABC: 11.5 mi
  • Imperial Valley Desert Museum: 24.4 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Sunrise Butte: 17.5 mi
  • Superstition Mountain: 17.9 mi
  • Deer Peak: 21.4 mi
  • East Mesa: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • California Midwinter Fairgrounds: 3.3 mi
  • Crucifixion thorn: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area: 5.0 mi
  • Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area: 5.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Holtville Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Five Palms: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR Unit 1: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Superstition MountainNW 309°217 m17.9 mi
Sunrise ButteWSW 242°118 m17.5 mi
Deer PeakENE 69°37 m21.4 mi
East MesaNE 39°27 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2218:54
June solstice05:3619:1819:54
September equinox06:3118:0818:41
December solstice06:4216:0316:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5749783759

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