Rockwood Heading
Rockwood Heading is a cape in Imperial County, Desert, California. Rockwood Heading is situated nearby to the hamlet Steam, as well as near Andrade.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pilot Knob and Morelos Dam.
Pilot Knob
Peak
Pilot Knob is a peak in Imperial County, California. Pilot Knob is located 8 miles southeast of Ogilby, It rises to an elevation of 876 feet. Pilot Knob is a rocky landform, geologically a Volcanic plug, west of Yuma, Arizona–Winterhaven, California; it is connected to the Cargo Muchacho Mountains, the central portion of the mountains being about 7 miles north. Pilot Knob is situated 2 miles west of Rockwood Heading.
Morelos Dam
Dam
The Morelos Dam was built in 1950 across the Colorado River following a 1944 treaty between the United States and Mexico. It is located about 1 mile below the junction of the California border and the Colorado River between the town of Los Algodones, Baja California, in northwestern Mexico and Yuma County, Arizona in the southwestern United States. Morelos Dam is situated 2 miles southwest of Rockwood Heading.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andrade and Los Algodones.
Andrade
Hamlet
Andrade is a small locale in the southeasternmost corner of the state of California, in Imperial County. The community is located entirely within the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.
Los Algodones
Town
Los Algodones or Vicente Guerrero is a town in Baja California, Mexico, approximately 16 km west of Yuma, Arizona. The northernmost town in Mexico, Los Algodones has the distinction that a person traveling from it in any of the four cardinal directions would reach a border with the US. Los Algodones is situated 2 miles southwest of Rockwood Heading.
Camp Pilot Knob
Locality
The Camp Pilot Knob was a sub camp of the US Army, Desert Training Center in Imperial County, California. The main headquarters for the Desert Training Center was Camp Young, this is where General Patton's 3rd Armored Division was stationed. Camp Pilot Knob is situated 3 miles northwest of Rockwood Heading.
Rockwood Heading
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Imperial County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.73338° or 32° 44′ 0″ northLongitude
-114.71273° or 114° 42′ 46″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
8547P7MP+9WGeoNames ID
5388357
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