The Highest Flagpole — Attraction in Calipatria

Wow! The tallest flagpole in the world, and in a location far below sea level (Calipatria claims to be the lowest town in the Western Hemisphere). It’s fun to look up to the top and realize the massive distance from your vantage point to where sea level is. Like much of the area around the Salton Sea, this place is a bit weird and eccentric and extreme, but it’s certainly charming and fun to see an entry in the...

This is pretty cool, located in the desert near the Salton Sea. It is 184 feet below sea level and they have a 184 ft pole so the top is at sea level. It is NOT the tallest...that one is in Saudi Arabia. The idea here, is if the few feet of mountains barring the Sea of Cortez from flooding the Salton basin should break, and seawater come flooding in, the U.S. flag would still be waving proudly...

A nice place to take a break and see an unique "record" flagpole. It is one block away from the main road and is pretty impressive for how tall it is. The flag pole height is 184 feet which makes the top of the flag pole at sea level since the city...