Tag: Cima
Cima is a small unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, in the United States. Few people live in the area. Cima is located in the south, upland of the Ivanpah Valley, south of the Ivanpah Mountains and Interstate 15, and lies at an elevation of 4,175 feet (1,273 m); it also lies in the center north of the Mojave National Preserve, with its neighbor town of Kelso, in the preserve just southwest. Cima was founded circa 1906, and served as a railroad siding and a commercial center for ranchers and miners. It is now usually considered a ghost town.
Average high temperature in July is 93 °F (34 °C) with an average low of 67°. January averages are 51 °F (11 °C) and 29F°. The highest temperature on record is 110 °F (43 °C) in 1967, with a low temperature of −2 °F (−19 °C) recorded in 1972. Cima receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain in an average year. Cima lies to the southeast of the Cima Dome & Volcanic Field National Natural Landmark,…