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Portola's Sacred Expedition

Portola's Sacred Expedition from directly overhead

Portola's Sacred Expedition is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Hi Mountain stands 969 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweet Springs Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 3.7 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1993
Getting there

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Coordinates35.31158, -120.83269

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pasadena Park: 1.4 mi
  • Monarch Grove Natural Area: 1.5 mi
  • Bayshore Bluffs Park: 3.1 mi
  • Tidelands Park: 3.5 mi
  • Monty Young Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 60
Museums: 24
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Beaches: 13
  • Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Spooner's Cove: 4.1 mi
  • Morro Rock Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Morro Strand State Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Cayucos State Beach: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 11
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Holloway Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 12.1 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 20.0 mi
  • Rockrose: 20.0 mi
  • Meadow View: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Islay Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Big Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Little Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Little Falls: 19.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • McLain Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Sulphur Pot: 15.7 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 21.8 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 22.3 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 11.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Portola's Sacred Expedition. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hi MountainE 99°969 m23.3 mi
Cypress MountainNNW 341°894 m21.2 mi
Lopez MountainE 93°869 m14.4 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroE 98°865 m23.0 mi
Bald MountainESE 105°855 m19.3 mi
Gay MountainE 96°850 m15.3 mi
Tassajera PeakNE 51°836 m9.0 mi
Black ButteE 90°824 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:15
June solstice05:5019:4420:22
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:0916:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565757585960626364646055
Precip in3.63.63.21.00.40.20.10.00.10.71.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7341826371

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