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Morro Bay Landing

Morro Bay Landing from directly overhead

Morro Bay Landing is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Cypress Mountain stands 894 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Morro Bay Maritime Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.4 miles off.

A boat tour operator.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.37052, -120.85695

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Anchor Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Coleman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lila Keiser Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mariner Park: 0.6 mi
  • Morro Bay City Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Museums: 25
Attractions: 20
  • Sea Otter Nursery: 0.1 mi
  • Sperm Whale Jaw: 1.8 mi
  • Devils Gap: 9.1 mi
  • Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 12.1 mi
  • The P: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 17
  • Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 0.5 mi
  • Morro Rock Natural Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 2.0 mi
  • El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Sweet Springs Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Beaches: 13
  • Morro Rock Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Morro Strand State Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Cayucos State Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Spooner's Cove: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Islay Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Big Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Little Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Little Falls: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Holloway Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
  • Rockrose: 23.3 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 23.3 mi
  • Meadow View: 23.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • McLain Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Sulphur Pot: 17.8 mi
  • Town Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 24.0 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 15.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Morro Bay Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cypress MountainNNW 341°894 m16.9 mi
Lopez MountainESE 107°869 m16.4 mi
Vulture RockNNW 334°857 m21.0 mi
Bald MountainESE 114°855 m21.9 mi
Gay MountainESE 109°850 m17.5 mi
Tassajera PeakE 79°836 m8.5 mi
Black ButteESE 105°824 m15.5 mi
Cerro AltoENE 66°797 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:5019:4520:22
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7370363586

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