Lone Cypress
Lone Cypress is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Images of Pebble Beach, a artwork 0.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Historic Monterey cypress in Pebble Beach, California
Wikidata Q16897747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1750
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 3 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 4 mi
- China Lookout · 7 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bird Rock Park: 1.6 mi
- S F B Morse Botanical Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Carmel Beach City Park: 2.3 mi
- Forest Hill Park: 2.5 mi
- The Hidden Garden: 2.5 mi
- 2 Huckleberry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Big Dome: 3.3 mi
- Whalers Knoll: 3.5 mi
- Granite Point: 3.6 mi
- Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- SFB Morse Botanical Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Carmel River Bird Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Natural Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Fan Shell Beach: 1.0 mi
- Carmel Beach: 2.3 mi
- Moss Beach: 3.1 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 3.1 mi
- North Moss Beach: 3.5 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 2.7 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 3.1 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 3.7 mi
- The Old Monterey Jail: 4.2 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 2.0 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 2.7 mi
- The Christmas Tree: 3.4 mi
- Dr. Gary A. Kildall - IEEE Milestone In Electrical Engineering And Computing: 4.4 mi
- Sloat Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Seal Rock: 1.4 mi
- Walker House: 2.5 mi
- Asilomar Conference Grounds: 3.8 mi
- Glass Bottom Boat: 4.7 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 4.7 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 0.8 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 4.6 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 4.7 mi
- Lover's Point Mural: 4.7 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 4.7 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 5.3 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 5.8 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 4.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Fern Falls: 14.5 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 17.6 mi
- Firehose Falls: 20.0 mi
- Highbride Falls: 21.6 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 23.9 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 4.8 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 20.7 mi
- Pat Springs: 18.8 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Lone Cypress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 137° | 1,445 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SE 142° | 1,344 m | 16.0 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SE 138° | 1,298 m | 19.0 mi |
| Little Pines | SE 138° | 1,266 m | 19.8 mi |
| Devils Peak | SE 143° | 1,261 m | 16.6 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SE 140° | 1,235 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | SE 140° | 1,233 m | 18.5 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SE 135° | 1,200 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:16 | 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 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1925901335
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 3 mi
- Carmel Point · 3 mi
- Pacific Grove · 4 mi
- Monterey · 5 mi
- Seaside · 7 mi
- Marina · 12 mi
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