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Bixby Creek Bridge

Bixby Creek Bridge from directly overhead

Bixby Creek Bridge is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1932

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37150, -121.90208

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 22
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 8
Springs: 5
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Bixby Creek Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ventana Double ConeESE 116°1,477 m11.6 mi
Uncle Sam MountainE 101°1,445 m11.1 mi
Ventana ConeESE 116°1,434 m13.9 mi
Kandlbinder PeakESE 119°1,418 m10.6 mi
Ventana SpiresESE 115°1,357 m12.0 mi
Mount CarmelE 81°1,344 m6.4 mi
Lion RockESE 116°1,334 m13.1 mi
Miller MountainESE 104°1,319 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5119:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1716:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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