- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 15.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9496, -122.0474
Swift Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled 5 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is 2222 Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Swift Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 45° | 1,136 m | 15.8 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 46° | 1,097 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 29° | 1,063 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 25° | 1,061 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 45° | 1,046 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 352° | 985 m | 19.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 352° | 979 m | 19.5 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 25° | 917 m | 17.5 mi |
- 26.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 0.5 mi
- Blue Whale Skeleton: 1.0 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 1.0 mi
- Steamer Lane Surfing: 1.3 mi
- NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Streetcar Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Moonshine Landing: 0.8 mi
- Surfer Memorial Statue: 1.3 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 2.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Horseback Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 2.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
- La Corona: 4.8 mi
- Table Rock: 5.0 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 32
- 2222 Beach: 0.3 mi
- Younger Beach: 1.1 mi
- Harbor Beach: 2.7 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 2.8 mi
- Strawberry Beach: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Moose Lodge Falls: 5.4 mi
- Ferndell: 7.1 mi
- Maple Falls: 10.9 mi
- Fairy Falls: 11.0 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 12.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Capitola · 5 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 16 mi
- Moss Landing · 18 mi
- Marina · 23 mi
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