Editing Banning, California (section)

==Geography==
Banning is located at {{Coord|33|55|54|N|116|53|51|W|type:city}} (33.931729, -116.897557).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|23.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

Banning's elevation is approximately {{convert|2,300|ft|m}} above sea level, which gives it a cooler climate in contrast to the county seat of [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] at {{convert|800|ft|m}} above sea level and the [[Coachella Valley]] of the [[Colorado Desert]] to the east.

Banning is traversed by the [[San Andreas Fault]] which created the pass in which the city is situated.

Banning is {{convert|25|mi|km}} west of [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] and {{convert|100|mi|km}} east of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>Kline, Andrew (Demand Media). "[http://traveltips.usatoday.com/airports-near-banning-california-39823.html Airports Near Banning, California]." ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on August 9, 2013.</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Banning has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=906040&cityname=Banning%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Banning, California Köppen Climate Classification |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>