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Del Monte Beach

Del Monte Beach, a beach in California
Del Monte Beach, a beach in CaliforniaSergei Gussev · CC BY 2.0

Del Monte Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Outdoor Navy Dining Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

Beach in Monterey County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49320519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60414, -121.87279

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 54
Parks
  • Peter J Ferrante Park: 0.5 mi
  • Root Park: 0.6 mi
  • Montecito Park: 0.7 mi
  • Roberts Lake Park: 0.8 mi
  • El Estero Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 23
  • Monterey County Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
  • Monterey Bay Sailing: 1.1 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 1.1 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 1.1 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 1.1 mi
Beaches: 22
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 0.5 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Pine Falls: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Del Monte Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE1,445 m20.4 mi
Mount CarmelSSE1,344 m15.8 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE1,298 m18.2 mi
Little PinesSSE1,266 m19.0 mi
Devils PeakSSE1,261 m16.4 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE1,235 m17.2 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE1,233 m18.0 mi
Elephant MountainSSE1,200 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354555658606162615652
Precip in4.44.03.31.50.60.20.10.10.10.91.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 1 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.54 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY, CA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/36952108

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