Leffingwell Landing

Leffingwell Landing sits along the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway on Route 1, at an elevation of 10 feet. The land drops 22 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Red Mountain is visible to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles away, rising to 2,026 feet. The nearest towns are Paso Robles, 24.3 miles to the east, Atascadero, 25.9 miles to the east-southeast, and San Luis Obispo, 33.0 miles to the southeast. Sunrise and sunset times shift with the seasons: on the March equinox the sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:17; at the June solstice sunrise is at 05:50 and sunset at 20:24; at the September equinox sunrise is at 06:53 and sunset at 19:03; and at the December solstice sunrise is at 07:11 with sunset at 16:56. Vista Pt lies before this stop along the byway, and Estero Bay follows as the next lookout.