Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Aluminaire House, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Palm Springs Art Museum (formerly the Palm Springs Desert Museum) is a visual and performing arts institution with several locations in the Coachella Valley, in Riverside County, California, United States, founded in 1938. PSAM has been focused on design and contemporary art since 2004. PSAM houses an art museum and an Architecture and Design Center in Palm Springs, California, along with the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden at a satellite location in Palm Desert.
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Dates from 1938.
Wikidata Q2048123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Downtown Park: 0.1 mi
- Frances Stevens Park: 0.5 mi
- Baristo Park: 0.6 mi
- Jackie Lee Houston Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Ruth Hardy Park: 1.0 mi
- Agua Caliente Spring: 0.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.1 mi
- Dos Palmas Spring: 7.2 mi
- Powderbox Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cahuilla Peak: 3.5 mi
- 783: 4.6 mi
- Desert Angel: 4.7 mi
- Murray Hill: 5.0 mi
- Garnet Hill: 5.1 mi
- Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Blixseth Mountain Park: 9.2 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 11.1 mi
- Devil's Garden: 11.2 mi
- G. George and Kathleen S. Fox Hiking Park: 11.2 mi
- Drag & Fly Tours: 0.3 mi
- Frank Sinatra House: 1.0 mi
- Smoke Tree Ranch: 2.5 mi
- Park Imperial South House: 2.6 mi
- Flak 37 88mm Gun: 2.7 mi
- Aluminaire House: 0.1 mi
- Frey House II: 0.2 mi
- Ruddy's General Store: 0.3 mi
- Agua Caliente Cultural Museum: 0.3 mi
- Palm Springs Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- California Desert Region: 1.6 mi
- Colorado Desert Region: 1.6 mi
- Arizona Desert Region: 1.6 mi
- Mojave Desert Region: 1.6 mi
- Texas Desert Region: 1.7 mi
- Forever Marilyn: 0.1 mi
- Isabelle: 0.1 mi
- The Rainmaker: 0.5 mi
- Whirlwind VI. 2006: 1.0 mi
- kenny irwin artist: 1.0 mi
- Tong wen neval: 1.3 mi
- Shiprock: 3.5 mi
- Sawmill Flats: 10.8 mi
- Desert Holocaust Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Speed of Light Experiment: 12.1 mi
- Dry Falls: 1.3 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 1.6 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Andreas Falls: 6.0 mi
- West Fork Falls: 6.0 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Delos Bench: 8.6 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Dry Falls: 1.3 mi
- Oak Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Palm Springs Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Peak | W 265° | 3,288 m | 7.5 mi |
| Jean Peak | W 260° | 3,202 m | 7.5 mi |
| Folly Peak | W 267° | 3,195 m | 7.7 mi |
| Marion Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,150 m | 8.1 mi |
| Miller Peak | W 265° | 3,143 m | 7.1 mi |
| Newton Drury Peak | W 262° | 3,102 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | WSW 257° | 3,097 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cornell Peak | W 264° | 2,928 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palm Springs, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/316849790
Day trips start here
- Palm Springs · 1 mi
- Cathedral City · 5 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 8 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 10 mi
- Idyllwild · 11 mi
- Palm Desert · 12 mi
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