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If it has no other explanation, it must be art

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Elevation, modelled
7 m
Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
Loma Prieta1,136 m · 20.6 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 117.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
36.8236, -121.7415
If it has no other explanation, it must be art from directly overhead

If it has no other explanation, it must be art is a artwork in California, at a modelled 7 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 17 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of If it has no other explanation, it must be art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNW 344°1,136 m20.6 mi
Crystal PeakNNW 345°1,097 m20.7 mi
Mount ToroSSE 160°1,081 m21.8 mi
Mount ChualNNW 346°1,046 m21.0 mi
Mount HarlanESE 115°991 m20.6 mi
Fremont PeakESE 109°966 m13.9 mi
Mount OldsESE 123°914 m22.7 mi
Santa Rosalia MountainNNW 340°806 m18.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites
Artworks: 58
Beaches: 39
Waterfalls: 12
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565961636364615651
Precip in4.44.53.61.60.60.10.00.00.11.02.34.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville WTR WKS, 8 mi away.

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