Father Junipero Serra
Father Junipero Serra is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cosio Knob, a peak 4.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 13 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 16.1 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 17 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 17 mi
- Seal Point · 24 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 24 mi
151 named places within 25 miles
- Cosio Knob: 4.5 mi
- Wizard Peak: 6.6 mi
- Mesa Coyote: 7.4 mi
- Slick Rock Peak: 7.9 mi
- Chalk Peak: 10.1 mi
- Old oak park: 10.8 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 2: 12.5 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 1: 12.6 mi
- Pine Canyon Mobile Estates Rec Area: 12.8 mi
- Royal Estates Park: 13.2 mi
- Bane Spring: 9.4 mi
- Basket Spring: 9.7 mi
- Redwood Spring: 11.7 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 12.1 mi
- Dutra Spring: 14.0 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 14.3 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 14.5 mi
- Devil's Falls: 16.4 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 19.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 19.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 7.1 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 10.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 16.9 mi
- Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve: 19.9 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 20.8 mi
- Jewel Falls: 12.2 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Manning Falls: 13.7 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 14.8 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 14.2 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 14.2 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 14.2 mi
- Avenue of Honor: 14.3 mi
- Limekilns: 15.1 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 13.7 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 14.4 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 23.3 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 13.8 mi
- The Shut-In: 14.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 14.8 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Father Junipero Serra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | NW 314° | 1,784 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | NW 325° | 1,602 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cone Peak | W 281° | 1,572 m | 14.0 mi |
| Black Butte | NW 317° | 1,497 m | 23.8 mi |
| Twin Peak | W 280° | 1,468 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 324° | 1,451 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Cone | NW 306° | 1,363 m | 23.6 mi |
| Anderson Peak | WNW 298° | 1,249 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10967039127
Day trips start here
- King City · 15 mi
- Monterey County · 22 mi
- Soledad · 29 mi
- Central Coast · 30 mi
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