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Fossil Point

Fossil Point, seen from above at true elevation

Fossil Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Hi Mountain stands 969 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 4.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
23.3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.17450, -120.72558

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Avila Beach Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Palisades Park: 1.4 mi
  • Palisades Park: 1.6 mi
  • South Palisades Park: 1.7 mi
  • Palasades Bluff Walkway: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • San Luis Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 3.0 mi
  • Indian Knob: 4.1 mi
  • Saddle Peak: 5.0 mi
  • Camp Hill: 5.4 mi
Museums: 27
Attractions: 19
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove: 6.1 mi
  • Bubblegum Alley: 8.0 mi
  • Bubblegum Alley: 8.0 mi
  • Banana Cabana: 8.5 mi
  • Open recreation area for off road vehicles, called open Area: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 16
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
  • Holloway Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 11.7 mi
  • Rockrose: 11.8 mi
  • Meadow View: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Avila Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 0.6 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 4.0 mi
  • Pismo Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 7.8 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 9.3 mi
  • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Islay Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Big Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Little Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Little Falls: 14.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Sulphur Pot: 12.8 mi
  • McLain Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 17.2 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 17.4 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 0.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Fossil Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hi MountainENE 71°969 m18.0 mi
Lopez MountainNE 43°869 m12.1 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroENE 69°865 m17.9 mi
Bald MountainENE 70°855 m13.4 mi
Gay MountainNE 49°850 m12.1 mi
Tassajera PeakN 4°836 m15.2 mi
Black ButteNE 38°824 m12.1 mi
Big BaldyENE 78°812 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5019:4420:21
September equinox06:5218:2819:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555557596161626363635854
Precip in3.54.03.01.00.50.20.00.00.10.81.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pismo Beach, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/390311274

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