Morro Dunes Natural Preserve
Morro Dunes Natural Preserve is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Cypress Mountain stands 894 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Monarch Grove Natural Area, a park 1.2 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 3.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 9 mi
- Estero Bay · 10 mi
- Avila Overlook · 16 mi
- Octopus Oak · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monarch Grove Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Pasadena Park: 1.3 mi
- Bayshore Bluffs Park: 2.2 mi
- Tidelands Park: 2.4 mi
- Mariner Park: 2.5 mi
- Black Hill: 2.9 mi
- Morro Rock: 2.9 mi
- Hazard Peak: 3.1 mi
- Cerro Cabrillo: 3.4 mi
- Valencia Peak: 4.5 mi
- Morro Bay Museum of Natural History: 1.8 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 2.7 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 3.0 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 11.8 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 11.8 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 1.8 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 3.0 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 3.0 mi
- Devils Gap: 11.6 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 11.9 mi
- Udderly Osos: 1.4 mi
- Portola's Sacred Expedition: 2.2 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 2.9 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 3.0 mi
- Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn: 11.5 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 3.2 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 3.9 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 5.9 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 8.5 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 12.3 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 7.8 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 10.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.5 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 11.9 mi
- Rotary Garden: 12.3 mi
- Holloway Garden: 3.9 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- Willow Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Rockrose: 22.2 mi
- Meadow View: 22.3 mi
- Islay Falls: 3.9 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Big Falls: 20.6 mi
- Little Falls: 22.0 mi
- Little Falls: 22.0 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Cracked Wall: 9.8 mi
- Fossil Point: 13.2 mi
- Fossil Point: 13.3 mi
- McLain Spring: 12.4 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 17.7 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #1: 23.9 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #2: 24.3 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 13.6 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Morro Dunes Natural Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Mountain | NNW 345° | 894 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | E 96° | 869 m | 16.3 mi |
| Vulture Rock | NNW 338° | 857 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 106° | 855 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gay Mountain | E 99° | 850 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | ENE 63° | 836 m | 10.0 mi |
| Black Butte | E 94° | 824 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 51° | 797 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/5193367
Day trips start here
- Los Osos · 2 mi
- Morro Bay · 4 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 12 mi
- Avila Beach · 13 mi
- Atascadero · 15 mi
- Pismo Beach · 17 mi
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