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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

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
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 25
Beaches: 24
Attractions: 24
  • 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
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: 7
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 21.9 miles of Del Monte Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 153°1,445 m20.4 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 163°1,344 m15.8 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 155°1,298 m18.2 mi
Little PinesSSE 154°1,266 m19.0 mi
Devils PeakSSE 163°1,261 m16.4 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 159°1,235 m17.2 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 158°1,233 m18.0 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 150°1,200 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 5080 °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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/36952108

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