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Hidden Beach

Hidden Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Vierras Knoll, a peak 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs past it.

The story

beach in Monterey County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49321169, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.51045, -121.94142

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vierras Knoll: 0.2 mi
  • Rat Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Cannery Point: 0.7 mi
  • Whalers Knoll: 0.7 mi
Parks
Nature reserves: 50
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 23
  • Walker House: 2.4 mi
  • Lone Cypress: 4.2 mi
  • Seal Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 7.0 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 22
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 5.9 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 19.7 mi
Springs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 20.0 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Hidden Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSE 132°1,445 m17.5 mi
Kandlbinder PeakSE 142°1,418 m18.7 mi
Mount CarmelSE 135°1,344 m12.1 mi
Danish Creek PeakSE 131°1,298 m15.3 mi
Little PinesSE 131°1,266 m16.0 mi
Devils PeakSE 137°1,261 m12.6 mi
Big Pines PeakSE 134°1,235 m13.8 mi
Pat Springs PeakSE 134°1,233 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5119:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:57

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, 7 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/346400873

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