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Wreck Beach

Wreck Beach from directly overhead

Wreck Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Keyhole Arch, a natural arch 1.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.23404, -121.79829

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 34
Parks: 25
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 1.5 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 7.3 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 7.6 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 13.6 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 7.8 mi
  • McWay Falls: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Tractor: 4.0 mi
  • Tin House: 7.6 mi
  • Bixby Creek Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 13.6 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 11
Springs: 10
Beaches: 7
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 15.8 mi
  • Images of Pebble Beach: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 1.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Wreck Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chews RidgeENE 67°1,549 m13.9 mi
South Ventana ConeENE 72°1,517 m9.4 mi
Black ButteE 81°1,497 m14.5 mi
Ventana Double ConeNE 47°1,477 m6.4 mi
Uncle Sam MountainNE 35°1,445 m9.0 mi
Ventana ConeENE 63°1,434 m7.5 mi
Kandlbinder PeakNE 39°1,418 m5.7 mi
Black ConeE 97°1,363 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:5020:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1516:1716:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/346338509

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