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Veterans Monument

Veterans Monument from directly overhead

Veterans Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of -14 m. Superstition Mountain stands 217 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bucklin Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Freedom is not Free

How to reach it

Coordinates32.77971, -115.56212

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bucklin Park: 0.1 mi
  • Desert Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
  • Farmers: 0.8 mi
  • Debbie Pitman Park: 1.1 mi
  • Debbie J Pittman Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 5
  • He is Risen: 0.7 mi
  • Forjador de Ilusiones: 9.1 mi
  • Monumento a Alvaro Obregón: 9.7 mi
  • geoglyph: 20.0 mi
  • Yuha Geoglyph: 20.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Pioneers Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Museo Wok: 9.1 mi
  • Museo del Agua CESPM: 9.2 mi
  • ICC museo UABC: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Sunrise Butte: 18.3 mi
  • Superstition Mountain: 19.5 mi
  • Deer Peak: 20.5 mi
  • East Mesa: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • California Midwinter Fairgrounds: 4.0 mi
  • Crucifixion thorn: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area: 6.2 mi
  • Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area: 6.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Holtville Hot Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Five Palms: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR Unit 1: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Superstition MountainNW 308°217 m19.5 mi
Sunrise ButteWSW 246°118 m18.3 mi
Deer PeakENE 66°37 m20.5 mi
East MesaNE 36°27 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2218:54
June solstice05:3519:1819:54
September equinox06:3118:0818:40
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5683474448

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