Mount Soledad cross controversy, San Diego

Name: Mount Soledad cross controversy
Address: San Diego, United States

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Mount Soledad cross controversy, San Diego

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The Mount Soledad Cross is a prominent landmark located on top of Mount Soledad in the La Jolla neighborhood of the city of San Diego, California. The present structure was erected in 1954; it is the third Christian cross in that location, the first having been put up in 1913. Architect Donald Campbell designed the present cross in prestressed concrete. It is 29 feet tall with a 12-foot arm spread. It is the centerpiece of the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial. ()

Completed: 1954 (70 years ago)Elevation: 643 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 32°50'18"N, 117°14'31"W

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Mount Soledad cross controversy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birch Aquarium, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Old Scripps Building, San Diego California Temple.

2 miN
Zoo, Aquarium, Natural history museum
Birch Aquarium, San Diego
51 min walk • Nestled on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Birch Aquarium is a window to the wonders of marine life, located in the picturesque city of San Diego. As part of the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, this public exploration...
2.1 miW
Museum, Art museum, Mission Revival Style architecture
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego
55 min walk • The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, in San Diego, California, US, is an art museum focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present.
2.1 miNW
Park
Old Scripps Building, San Diego
55 min walk • The Old Scripps Building is a historic research facility on the campus of the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California.
2.1 miN
Temple
San Diego California Temple, San Diego
54 min walk • The San Diego California Temple is the 47th constructed and 45th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
2.2 miE
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
San Clemente Canyon, San Diego
57 min walk • San Clemente Canyon is a canyon located in the city of San Diego, in San Diego County, California.Marian Bear Memorial Park, a linear open space park, is along the canyon and in the southern tributary arroyos and mesa.
1.9 miNW
Beach
La Jolla Cove, San Diego
49 min walk • La Jolla Cove is a small cove with a beach that is surrounded by cliffs in La Jolla, San Diego, California. Point La Jolla forms the south side of the cove.
2.2 miW
Beach
Children's Pool Beach, San Diego
56 min walk • Children's Pool Beach is a small sandy beach area located at 850 Coast Boulevard, at the end of Jenner Street, in San Diego, California. The Children's Pool earned its name after the construction of a concrete breakwater in 1931.
2 miW
Library, Theater, Concerts and shows
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, San Diego
50 min walk • The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library is a non-profit membership library located in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It was incorporated as the Library Association of La Jolla in 1899. It has a rich history, closely entwined with the history of the La Jolla community.
1.8 miNW
Beach
La Jolla Shores, San Diego
45 min walk • La Jolla Shores, with its northern part Scripps Beach, is a beach and vacation/residential community of the same name in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
0.6 miW
Memorial
Mount Soledad, San Diego
16 min walk • Mount Soledad, also known as Soledad Mountain, is a prominent landmark in the city of San Diego, California, United States. The mountaintop is the site of the Mount Soledad Cross, the subject of a 25-year controversy over the involvement of religion in government which concluded in 2016.
2.1 miW
Beach
Shell Beach, San Diego
54 min walk • Shell Beach, La Jolla is a small beach in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California, United States. The beach is accessed via a flight of concrete steps that start at the south end of Ellen Browning Scripps Park. This beach is located immediately north of Children's Pool Beach, south of Boomer Beach, and also south of La Jolla Cove.

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Nearby attractions include Mount Soledad, San Diego (6 min walk), KGTV Tower, San Diego (12 min walk), Mount Soledad, San Diego (16 min walk).