Sea Otter Refuge View Point

Sea Otter Refuge View Point sits at 537 feet along the Big Sur Coast Highway, facing 210 degrees toward the water. The terrain drops 533 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, indicating a steep pitch down to the shoreline below. Point Sur, Point Sur State Historic Park, and the Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation are all visible to the south and south-southeast, between 3.0 and 3.5 miles away, with elevations ranging from 277 to 774 feet. Monterey lies 16.9 miles to the north, with Salinas and Hollister farther inland to the north-northeast. The overlook falls between Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point and Hurricane View Point along the route. Day length varies with the season, from sunrise at 05:51 and sunset at 20:29 near the June solstice to sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 16:57 near the December solstice.