- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 23.6 miles
- Uncle Sam Mountain1,445 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 13.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 36.6348, -121.9244
Kissing Rock is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is John Denver Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Kissing Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,445 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSE 156° | 1,344 m | 18.8 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SSE 151° | 1,298 m | 21.4 mi |
| Little Pines | SSE 150° | 1,266 m | 22.2 mi |
| Devils Peak | SSE 157° | 1,261 m | 19.4 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SSE 154° | 1,235 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | SSE 153° | 1,233 m | 21.1 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SSE 146° | 1,200 m | 23.6 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 4 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 7 mi
- China Lookout · 11 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- 2 Huckleberry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Devil Hill: 5.0 mi
- Loma Alta: 5.6 mi
- Artillery Hill: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 36
- Glass Bottom Boat: 0.8 mi
- Asilomar Conference Grounds: 1.3 mi
- Kelp Forest: 1.7 mi
- Monterey Mirror Maze: 1.8 mi
- Monterey Whale Watching: 2.7 mi
Museums: 35
- Pacific Grove Natural History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: 1.0 mi
- Motorcycle Museum: 1.1 mi
- The Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum: 1.9 mi
- Presidio of Monterey Museum: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 34
- John Denver Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Gary A. Kildall - IEEE Milestone In Electrical Engineering And Computing: 0.8 mi
- The Christmas Tree: 1.8 mi
- John Steinbeck Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Submarine: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 28
- Asilomar State Beach: 1.4 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 3.6 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 3.9 mi
- Monastery Beach: 7.6 mi
- Marina State Beach: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Fern Falls: 15.8 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 20.9 mi
- Firehose Falls: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Pacific Grove · 1 mi
- Monterey · 3 mi
- Seaside · 5 mi
- Carmel · 6 mi
- Carmel Point · 6 mi
- Marina · 8 mi
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