Munsen Canyon

Munsen Canyon is a valley in Riverside County, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 2,477 feet. Munsen Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet Chiriaco Summit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiriaco Summit.

Chiriaco Summit

Hamlet

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

Chiriaco Summit is a small unincorporated community and travel stop located along Interstate 10 in the Colorado Desert of Southern California. It lies 19 miles west of Desert Center on the divide between the Chuckwalla Valley and the Salton Sea basin at an elevation of 1,706 feet. Chiriaco Summit is situated 2½ miles south of Munsen Canyon.

Munsen Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,477 feet
Also known as: “Lost Palms Canyon”
Category: landform
Location: Riverside County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.70002° or 33° 42′ 0″ north

Longitude

-115.73027° or 115° 43′ 49″ west

Elevation

2,477 feet (755 metres)

Open location code

8556P729+2V

GeoNames ID

5375796

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