Espada Bluff
Espada Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Bald Mountain stands 796 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 55 m
How to reach it
114 named places within 25 miles
- Jalama Beach County Park: 2.1 mi
- Miguelito County Park: 5.2 mi
- Westvale Park: 7.4 mi
- Ryon Park: 7.9 mi
- Centennial Square: 8.2 mi
- Oak Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sudden Peak: 2.6 mi
- Round Hill: 3.1 mi
- La Tinta Hill: 4.0 mi
- Tranquillon Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Santa Barbara County Building;Lompoc Museum;Lompoc Museum Associates Research Library: 8.2 mi
- Artesia Schoolhouse Museum: 8.5 mi
- Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
- Space and Missile Heritage Center: 17.0 mi
- SLC-10W Launch Shed: 17.0 mi
- Original Site of Mission de La Purísima Concepción de María Santísima: 7.9 mi
- Mission Water Basin Ruins: 7.9 mi
- Lavandería: 7.9 mi
- Church ruins: 7.9 mi
- Church ruins: 7.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.0 mi
- Big Spring: 3.8 mi
- Las Animas Spring: 5.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 7.2 mi
- Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Trestle Beach: 8.4 mi
- Little Cojo Beach: 10.4 mi
- Wall Beach: 13.0 mi
- Seal Beach: 15.3 mi
- Gaviota Nude Beach: 19.3 mi
- Giant Troll Lulu Hyggelig: 21.9 mi
- Hans Christian Andersen: 22.2 mi
- Gruta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: 22.4 mi
- Junípero Serra: 22.4 mi
- Junípero Serra: 22.4 mi
- Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Los Flores Ranch Park: 23.0 mi
- Gaviota Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Gaviota Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden: 18.7 mi
- Santa Maria Valley Sustainable Garden: 24.6 mi
- Nojoqui Falls: 19.9 mi
- The Little Mermaid Fountain: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Espada Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | E 90° | 796 m | 24.6 mi |
| Gaviota Peak | E 96° | 747 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sudden Peak | NNE 27° | 643 m | 2.6 mi |
| Tranquillon Mountain | NNW 329° | 628 m | 4.2 mi |
| Oak Mountain | NE 39° | 612 m | 1.8 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | NE 53° | 599 m | 18.2 mi |
| La Tinta Hill | NNE 31° | 512 m | 4.0 mi |
| Wild Horse Peak | NW 316° | 494 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 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 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lompoc, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358783813
Day trips start here
- Lompoc · 9 mi
- Buellton · 20 mi
- Solvang · 22 mi
- Los Olivos · 25 mi
- Santa Ynez · 25 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 28 mi
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