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Vista Pt

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Vista Pt — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Vista Pt sits at 3 feet elevation along the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway (Route 1), with terrain dropping 17 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. San Simeon Natural Preserve lies to the east-northeast at a distance of 0.5 miles, reaching 172 feet in elevation. Red Mountain is visible to the northeast, 4.5 miles away, rising to 2,026 feet. Paso Robles is the nearest town, 24.6 miles to the east, followed by Atascadero at 26.5 miles east-southeast and San Luis Obispo at 33.9 miles southeast. Sunrise and sunset times vary through the year: on the June solstice the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:24, while on the December solstice sunrise is at 07:11 and sunset at 16:56. At the equinoxes, sunrise falls near 07:00 and sunset near 19:00. Leffingwell Landing is the next lookout point along the byway heading north from this location.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
3 ft
Relief
17 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Endocladia muricata, upper intertidal, point below overlook at North end of Moonstone Drive, Cambria. Note: Corrected ID
Peter D. Tillman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Endocladia muricata (?, see Talk), upper intertidal, vertical rockface on the point below the overlook at North end of Moonstone Drive, Cambria.
Peter D. Tillman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Least Sandpipers ( Calidris minutilla ) seen at the Washburn Station at the San Simeon State Park 11oct2007 - handheld Canon 1D Mark III w/ 70-200 f/2.8 - photo by Mike Baird bairdphotos.com
Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Endocladia muricata in mussel beds, North Moonstone beach near Cambria CA
Peter D. Tillman · CC BY 3.0 · source
Not too often we get to see a Peregrine sitting this close to the ground. And even less often it lets me get this close...
Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
This early morning shot of a female Peregrine Falcon was taken along the coast of California. What you don't see in this shot is the male sitting on the other end of the log. More later on that.
Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • San Simeon Natural Preserve172 fteast-northeast · 0.5 mi
  • Red Mountain2,026 ftnortheast · 4.5 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0919:1718:43
June solstice05:5020:2419:46
September equinox06:5319:0318:29
December solstice07:1116:5616:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Paso Robles24.6 mi east
  • Atascadero26.5 mi east-southeast
  • San Luis Obispo33.9 mi southeast
← Before it: Vista PtAfter it: Leffingwell Landing →
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Common questions

How high is Vista Pt?

Vista Pt sits at about 3 feet (1 m).

What can you see from Vista Pt?

From Vista Pt: San Simeon Natural Preserve (ENE, 0.5 mi); Red Mountain (NE, 4.5 mi).

What is the nearest town to Vista Pt?

Paso Robles, 25 miles E of Vista Pt.

What is the next lookout after Vista Pt?

Leffingwell Landing is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Vista Pt.

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