Cadiz | |
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 Salt evaporation ponds near Cadiz | |
  Cadiz Location within the state of California Show map of California Cadiz Cadiz (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:34°31′12″N115°30′46″W / 34.52000°N 115.51278°W /34.52000; -115.51278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92304 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-09472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 239977[1] |
Cadiz (Spanish:Cádiz)[2][3] is anunincorporated community in theMojave Desert inSan Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located just south of theMarble Mountains near the National Trails Highway. Cadiz was a water stop on the railroad.
The town was named in 1883 by Lewis Kingman, alocating engineer for theAtlantic and Pacific Railroad. It is the third in a string of alphabetically named railroad stations in theMojave Desert.[4]
This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.[citation needed]
The Cadiz Valley area overlies a largeaquifer.
Cadiz, Inc., aLos Angeles–based land and water-resource-management company, owns more than 35,000 acres (140 km2) around Cadiz.[5] It has plans to sell water from the aquifer.[6][7][8] Under thefirst Trump administration's change of policy, the project would not have to undergo federal review.[9] In 2022, officials at Biden's Interior Department petitioned a federal judge to throw out project approvals issued in 2020.[10]
Cadiz is on theBNSF Railway'sSouthern Transcon line that runs from Los Angeles to Chicago. It was previously theAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line. From Cadiz, theArizona & California Railroad runs over a former ATSF line toPhoenix viaParker, Arizona.[citation needed]
In September 2013, Cadiz, Inc. negotiated the Arizona & California Railroad for trackage rights for atourist train operation between Cadiz and Parker. The train was projected to be powered by asteam locomotive, listingSanta Fe 3751 as the potential engine. The plans also required a new station and museum in Cadiz.[11]
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.[12]
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