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Pescadero Beach

Pescadero Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

The story

beach in San Mateo County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49322511, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
13 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.26217, -122.41331

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Choctaw Youth Camp: 8.4 mi
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 10.7 mi
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
  • McGarvey Flat: 13.3 mi
  • Oak Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 58
Museums: 45
Beaches: 43
Attractions: 29
  • Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 8.4 mi
  • Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 8.4 mi
  • Towne Trail: 10.1 mi
  • Greyhound Rock: 15.0 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 9
  • Bulls Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Spring source: 14.3 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Pescadero Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiE 99°985 m17.8 mi
Castle RockE 97°979 m17.6 mi
The PeakE 99°917 m19.0 mi
Lookout TowerE 94°892 m16.8 mi
Goat RockE 98°890 m17.0 mi
Sunnyvale MountainE 99°880 m19.3 mi
Summit RockE 95°878 m17.4 mi
Varian PeakE 98°873 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2116:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151535557616161575250
Precip in5.86.24.32.30.90.40.10.20.21.32.66.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 4 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Ano Nuevo Island, CA, 11 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358772588

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