Salvation Mountain
Calipatria, CA | 136 Miles
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One manâs trash is another manâs treasure. In this spirit⦠Salvation Mountain was born.
Built from discarded tires and windows, various auto parts, adobe clay mixed with straw, and thousands of gallons of donated paint, Salvation Mountain is a visionary work of folk art in the California Desert. Finished in 1989 by Korean War vet Leonard Knight, the completed piece was actually a second attempt after the original version, sculpted in 1984 and reinforced by sand and just a half a bag of cement, collapsed.
With over three decades of international critical acclaim, Salvation Mountain remains a profoundly strange and beautifully accessible national treasure.
Originally published in 2023.
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