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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum from directly overhead

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the west, 7.7 miles off.

The story

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Dates from 1991.

Wikidata Q4694432, matched on coordinates and name (384 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.82404, -116.54502

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Dos Palmas Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Agua Fuerte Spring: 8.2 mi
Parks
  • Downtown Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jackie Lee Houston Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Baristo Park: 0.4 mi
  • Frances Stevens Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ruth Hardy Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Cahuilla Peak: 3.3 mi
  • 783: 4.6 mi
  • Murray Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Desert Angel: 4.9 mi
  • Garnet Hill: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 41
  • Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 5.8 mi
  • Blixseth Mountain Park: 9.0 mi
  • G. George and Kathleen S. Fox Hiking Park: 11.0 mi
  • Cahuilla Hills Park: 11.2 mi
  • Devil's Garden: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Drag & Fly Tours: 0.1 mi
  • Frank Sinatra House: 0.8 mi
  • Smoke Tree Ranch: 2.3 mi
  • Park Imperial South House: 2.4 mi
  • Flak 37 88mm Gun: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 24
  • California Desert Region: 1.6 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 1.6 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 1.6 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 1.6 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Isabelle: 0.1 mi
  • Forever Marilyn: 0.2 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 0.5 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 0.8 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Tong wen neval: 1.4 mi
  • Shiprock: 3.6 mi
  • Sawmill Flats: 11.1 mi
  • Desert Holocaust Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Speed of Light Experiment: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dry Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 5.6 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Dry Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Oak Cliff: 16.3 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 24.9 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakW 265°3,288 m7.7 mi
Jean PeakW 261°3,202 m7.8 mi
Folly PeakW 267°3,195 m8.0 mi
Marion MountainWSW 257°3,150 m8.4 mi
Miller PeakW 265°3,143 m7.4 mi
Newton Drury PeakW 262°3,102 m8.2 mi
Mount Saint EllenWSW 258°3,097 m8.6 mi
Cornell PeakW 264°2,928 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3719:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596167738088939388786657
Precip in1.41.10.60.10.00.00.30.20.20.20.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palm Springs, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8947017814

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