Sand Dunes Bluff
Sand Dunes Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Cypress Mountain stands 894 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Spooner's Cove, a beach 0.7 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 6.3 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 26 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 12 mi
- Estero Bay · 12 mi
- Avila Overlook · 15 mi
- Octopus Oak · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monarch Grove Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Pasadena Park: 3.9 mi
- Bayshore Bluffs Park: 5.4 mi
- Tidelands Park: 5.6 mi
- Mariner Park: 5.7 mi
- Hazard Peak: 1.5 mi
- Valencia Peak: 1.6 mi
- Oats Peak: 2.7 mi
- Elna Peak: 4.2 mi
- Alan Peak: 4.4 mi
- Morro Bay Museum of Natural History: 4.9 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 5.9 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 6.2 mi
- Avila Beach Maritime Museum: 11.3 mi
- Octagon Barn Center, Milking Parlor: 12.1 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 5.0 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 6.1 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 6.2 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 12.5 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 12.5 mi
- Jeff, Anne, and Siena Fairbanks Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Morro Rock California Registered Historical Landmark: 6.1 mi
- Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker: 6.2 mi
- Landing of the First Filipinos: 6.3 mi
- MB: 6.7 mi
- Montaña de Oro State Park: 1.9 mi
- Sweet Springs Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 4.4 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 0.7 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 6.4 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 8.8 mi
- Fisherman's Beach: 10.6 mi
- Portola's Sacred Expedition: 3.5 mi
- Udderly Osos: 3.9 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 6.0 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 6.1 mi
- Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn: 11.9 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 9.5 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 12.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.5 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 12.5 mi
- Rotary Garden: 12.8 mi
- Holloway Garden: 0.8 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Willow Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Rockrose: 22.0 mi
- Meadow View: 22.1 mi
- Islay Falls: 1.5 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Big Falls: 21.4 mi
- Little Falls: 22.6 mi
- Little Falls: 22.6 mi
- Cracked Wall: 10.9 mi
- Fossil Point: 11.8 mi
- Fossil Point: 11.8 mi
- McLain Spring: 14.9 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 18.7 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #1: 24.7 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Dunes Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Mountain | N 350° | 894 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | E 86° | 869 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 98° | 855 m | 21.8 mi |
| Gay Mountain | E 89° | 850 m | 18.2 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | NE 53° | 836 m | 12.6 mi |
| Black Butte | E 83° | 824 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 43° | 797 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Lowe | E 81° | 771 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 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 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358848876
Day trips start here
- Los Osos · 4 mi
- Morro Bay · 7 mi
- Avila Beach · 11 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 13 mi
- Pismo Beach · 16 mi
- Atascadero · 18 mi
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