Point Sal Beach
Point Sal Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Los Coches Mountain stands 919 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown's Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 14 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Wikidata Q7208160, matched on coordinates and name (580 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lone Oak · 18 mi
- Concrete Turret · 18 mi
- Lover's Point · 18 mi
- Octopus Oak · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guadalupe Dunes County Park: 4.1 mi
- Jack O' Connell Park: 5.3 mi
- Paseo Park: 5.7 mi
- Francisco "Paco" Pereyra Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Cielo Playground: 5.9 mi
- Mount Lospe: 2.1 mi
- Lions Head: 2.4 mi
- Nipomo Mesa: 12.2 mi
- Burton Mesa: 12.4 mi
- Newlove Hill: 14.3 mi
- Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society Museum: 6.6 mi
- Dunes Center: 6.6 mi
- Space and Missile Heritage Center: 9.3 mi
- SLC-10W Launch Shed: 9.3 mi
- Santa Maria Museum of Flight: 10.8 mi
- Area 6: 11.3 mi
- Area 7: 11.3 mi
- Area 8: 11.4 mi
- Area 4: 11.4 mi
- Area 5: 11.5 mi
- Brown's Beach: 0.9 mi
- Minuteman Beach: 3.3 mi
- Seal Beach: 11.1 mi
- Wall Beach: 13.3 mi
- Oceano Dunes: 14.4 mi
- Operational Silo Test Facility: 8.5 mi
- Oceano WW2 Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Pacific Coast Railway: 16.2 mi
- Lompoc Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Church ruins: 21.2 mi
- Independence: 10.7 mi
- Barbeque Flats: 12.1 mi
- ATV Safety Training Area: 12.2 mi
- Worm Valley: 12.2 mi
- Moy Mel: 12.3 mi
- Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge: 7.6 mi
- Los Flores Ranch Park: 17.1 mi
- Pismo Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Johnson Ranch Open Space: 22.9 mi
- Santa Maria Valley Sustainable Garden: 11.4 mi
- Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Brighton Avenue Garden: 15.7 mi
- Pismo Beach sign: 16.7 mi
- Cow Statue: 24.0 mi
- Oh Great Spirit: 24.7 mi
- Fossil Point: 19.7 mi
- Fossil Point: 19.7 mi
- Betteravia: 7.4 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Sal Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Coches Mountain | ENE 75° | 919 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 19° | 855 m | 25.0 mi |
| Sudden Peak | SSE 160° | 643 m | 24.3 mi |
| Slide Hill | NNE 16° | 640 m | 23.3 mi |
| Tranquillon Mountain | SSE 168° | 628 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 18° | 624 m | 22.8 mi |
| Huasna Peak | ENE 60° | 577 m | 19.3 mi |
| Boar Peak | ENE 58° | 563 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
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 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Maria Public AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/708386189
Day trips start here
- Guadalupe · 6 mi
- Nipomo · 13 mi
- Santa Maria · 13 mi
- Oceano · 14 mi
- Arroyo Grande · 16 mi
- Grover Beach · 16 mi
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