√ Salvation Mountain California Desert

Salvation Mountain California Desert

6/04/2019

It s about 1 5 hours from palm springs 2 hours from joshua tree 2 5 hours from san diego and 4 5 hours from los angeles. This beacon is called salvation mountain.

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Salvation mountain is located in the lower desert of southern california in imperial county just east of the salton sea and about a hour and a half from palm springs.

Salvation mountain california desert. It towers over the surrounding playa and the shimmering salton sea which lies roughly seven miles to the west. A five story high 150 foot wide art project crowned by the words god is love which is an exuberantly painted folk art jumble of hearts birds flowers and trees. God is love leonard s passion has lovingly created this brilliant.

Salvation mountain slab city an artistic testimony to one man s faith leonard knight spent roughly three decades building this colorful mound in the sonoran desert as a way to share his devotion to peace love and a higher power. It s on the southern side of the salton sea and is located within slab city. The result is salvation mountain.

It rises up from the desert a beacon signaling travelers to draw closer. I suspect the mountain is about three stories high. Salvation mountain is a hillside visionary environment created by local resident leonard knight 1931 2014 in the california desert area of imperial county north of calipatria northeast of niland near slab city and several miles from the salton sea.

What makes salvation mountain special is that it is a man made mountain of adobe clay hay bales and support beams. Salvation mountain is in the middle of the southern california desert. Salvation mountain is leonard s tribute to god and his gift to the world with its simple yet powerful message.

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