Cadiz, California

Cadiz is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located just south of the Marble Mountains near the National Trails Highway. Cadiz is home to a former railroad stop.

Cadiz
Unincorporated community
Salt evaporation ponds near Cadiz
Cadiz
Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 34°31′12″N 115°30′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Founded1883
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
92304
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-09472
GNIS feature ID239977

History

The town was named in 1883 by Lewis Kingman, a locating engineer for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. It is the third in a string of alphabetically named railroad stations in the Mojave Desert.[2]

Climate

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.

The Cadiz Valley area overlies a large aquifer.

Cadiz, Inc., a Los Angeles-based land and water-resource-management company, owns more than 35,000 acres (140 km2) around Cadiz. It has plans to sell water from the aquifer.[3][4][5] Under a Trump Administration change of policy, the project may not have to undergo federal review.[6]

Railroads

Cadiz is served by the BNSF Railway's Southern Transcon line that runs from Los Angeles to Chicago. It was previously the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line. From Cadiz, the Arizona & California Railroad runs over a former ATSF line to Phoenix via Parker, Arizona.

In September 2013, Cadiz, Inc. had negotiated the Arizona & California Railroad for trackage rights for a tourist train operation between Cadiz and Parker. The train is projected to be powered by a steam locomotive, listing Santa Fe 3751 as the potential engine. The plans also require a new station and museum in Cadiz.[7]

Cadiz Airstrip

Cadiz Airstrip (CA90) is situated south of the railroad tracks and has one paved runway 8/26 with a length of 5,280 feet (1,610 m). The airstrip is accessible via a dirt road and has no buildings.[8]

See also
  • Bristol Dry Lake

References
  1. "Cadiz". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.
  3. Swift, Jim (November 9, 2015), "Riders on the Storm", The Weekly Standard, retrieved May 28, 2017
  4. Finley, Allysia (April 8, 2016), "Trying to Get Water to California but Torpedoed by Regulators", The Wall Street Journal, retrieved May 26, 2017
  5. "The Pipeline and the Short Seller", The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2016, retrieved May 26, 2017
  6. Boxall, Bettina (April 4, 2017). "Trump eases the way for a controversial water pumping project in a California desert". Los Angeles Times.
  7. "Cadiz Inc. Announces Agreement to Operate Steam Powered Excursion Train on the Arizona & California Railroad". Business Wire. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  8. http://www.airnav.com/airport/CA90


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