- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 16.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9495, -122.0533
Guardian I is a artwork in California, at a modelled 5 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is 2222 Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Guardian I. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 46° | 1,136 m | 16.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 47° | 1,097 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 30° | 1,063 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 26° | 1,061 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 46° | 1,046 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 353° | 985 m | 19.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 353° | 979 m | 19.4 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 26° | 917 m | 17.7 mi |
- 26.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 0.3 mi
- Blue Whale Skeleton: 0.7 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 0.7 mi
- Steamer Lane Surfing: 1.6 mi
- Wilder Ranch: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Sergeant Derby Park: 0.3 mi
- Natural Bridges State Beach: 0.5 mi
- Westside Pump Track: 0.8 mi
- Garfield Park: 0.8 mi
- Mission Gardens (private property): 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Moonshine Landing: 0.5 mi
- Streetcar Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Surfer Memorial Statue: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 2.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Volcano Commons Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Wagner Grove: 2.4 mi
- Buckeye Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Millennium Circle: 2.5 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 60
- Welcome to Santa Cruz: 0.8 mi
- Mermaid and whale carving: 1.3 mi
- Before Now sculpture: 1.8 mi
- Fluke: 1.8 mi
- Tori Gate (Opening to the Sea): 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Arroyo Seco Canyon: 1.4 mi
- Wilder Beach Natural Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Ohlone Tiger Beetle Management Area: 2.0 mi
- The Triangle: 2.2 mi
- Lower Moore Creek Natural Reserve: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Horseback Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
- Table Rock: 4.7 mi
- La Corona: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 38
- 2222 Beach: 0.0 mi
- Swift Beach: 0.3 mi
- Younger Beach: 0.8 mi
- Fern Grotto Beach: 1.9 mi
- Sand Plant Beach: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 37
- Trescony Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Riverside Gardens Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Community Orchard: 2.3 mi
- Beach Flats Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum: 2.3 mi
Museums: 33
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 5.5 mi
- Ferndell: 7.1 mi
- Maple Falls: 11.1 mi
- Fairy Falls: 11.2 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 12.6 mi
Springs: 15
- Dodero Spring: 2.3 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 3.5 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 4.5 mi
- Redwood Springs: 7.0 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Chrystal Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.4 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 5.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 0.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Capitola · 6 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 16 mi
- Moss Landing · 18 mi
- Marina · 23 mi
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