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Pelton Wheel

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Elevation, modelled
65 m
Tallest summit within 17.8 miles
Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 14.0 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1on it
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
36.1593, -121.6694

Pelton Wheel is a attraction in California, at a modelled 65 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McWay Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Pelton Wheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakE 94°1,784 m14.0 mi
Pinyon PeakE 88°1,602 m16.1 mi
Cone PeakSE 127°1,572 m12.2 mi
Chews RidgeNNE 28°1,549 m11.9 mi
South Ventana ConeNNE 13°1,517 m8.2 mi
Black ButteNE 44°1,497 m10.3 mi
Ventana Double ConeNNW 345°1,477 m9.8 mi
Twin PeakSE 129°1,468 m11.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 7
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1716:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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