{"id":6880,"date":"2013-08-29T06:16:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T06:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/?p=6781"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:06:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:06:49","slug":"salvation-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/destinations\/usa\/salvation-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Mountain in California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\"Salvation<\/a>

Leonard Knight’s Salvation Mountain is his unique gift to God.<\/p><\/div>\n

Salvation Mountain is Leonard Knight\u2019s gift to God, coming with an important message- \u201cGod is Love.\u201d This unique destination located in California<\/a><\/span> is 50 feet high, 150 feet wide and made of local adobe clay as well as donated paint. The recurring theme of \u201clove\u201d is found everywhere at the mountain. Knight has been painting and repainting his messages on the mountain since 1985. He sleeps in his decorated vehicle with a house in the back without any electricity or running water.<\/p>\n

Knight has estimated the usage of 250,000 gallons of paint on this huge, rainbow colored mountain. All colors used are primary ones and there are no subtle shades on the mountain. That\u2019s usually the first thing that visitors notice about the site.<\/p>\n

Knight had only planned on staying for a week but its been 25 years since the charming man has been working on this project. It is interesting to note that there was never any master plan for the mountain and Knight keeps adding on to it as he sees appropriate.<\/p>\n

Knight receives thousands of visitors annually and he\u2019s gracious enough to try and give everyone a personal tour of his beloved project. \u201cI just hope I last another thirty years because I got things to do,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Salvation Mountain Location Map<\/h2>\n
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Location map of Salvation Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n

Facts about Salvation Mountain<\/h2>\n