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Cavalry Bluff

Cavalry Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Cavalry Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. Mount Carmel stands 1,344 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Arts Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 8.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
19 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.65468, -121.72828

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arts Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bluff Courts Park: 0.1 mi
  • Douglas MacArthur: 0.5 mi
  • Elenor Roosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 53
Museums: 34
Beaches: 28
  • Marina State Beach: 5.4 mi
  • North Marina: 5.5 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Del Monte Beach: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
Picnic sites: 19
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 9.2 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 9.6 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Yorktown community garden: 2.2 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Memory Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 14
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Pine Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Horseshoe Spring: 16.4 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 18.9 mi
  • Pat Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Stone Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Cahoon Spring: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Cavalry Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CarmelS 190°1,344 m18.9 mi
Danish Creek PeakS 181°1,298 m20.0 mi
Little PinesS 179°1,266 m20.6 mi
Devils PeakS 190°1,261 m19.5 mi
Big Pines PeakS 186°1,235 m19.7 mi
Pat Springs PeakS 184°1,233 m20.2 mi
Skinner RidgeSSW 192°1,113 m20.1 mi
Twin PeaksSSW 197°1,088 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355565861626364625651
Precip in3.33.02.41.10.50.10.00.00.10.61.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358763270

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