Esalen Institute
Esalen Institute is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 36 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is John Little State Natural Reserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Elevation
- 36 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 28.0 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 4 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 4 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 22 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Rock: 3.0 mi
- Marble Peak: 3.4 mi
- Anderson Peak: 3.9 mi
- Michaels Hill: 5.9 mi
- Lost Peak: 6.5 mi
- John Little State Natural Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Big Creek State Marine Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 3.6 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 3.6 mi
- McWay Falls: 3.0 mi
- Canogas Falls: 6.2 mi
- Devil's falls: 6.6 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 4.0 mi
- Redondo Spring: 5.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.5 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 7.2 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 9.3 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 3.0 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 5.5 mi
- Devil's Falls: 6.6 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 10.9 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 12.8 mi
- Tin House: 4.5 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Tractor: 8.5 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 8.8 mi
- Limekilns: 10.0 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 18.9 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 19.0 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 19.3 mi
- Patriot Park: 24.8 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 11.7 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 17.0 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 18.8 mi
- Wreck Beach: 11.7 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 16.8 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 23.0 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 15.9 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 24.9 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 12.7 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 18.1 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Esalen Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | E 83° | 1,784 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | ENE 78° | 1,602 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cone Peak | ESE 122° | 1,572 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chews Ridge | NNE 17° | 1,549 m | 13.4 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | N 0° | 1,517 m | 10.4 mi |
| Black Butte | NNE 29° | 1,497 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NNW 340° | 1,477 m | 12.6 mi |
| Twin Peak | SE 125° | 1,468 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/358822899
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 25 mi
- Soledad · 27 mi
- Monterey County · 28 mi
- King City · 29 mi
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