Avenue of Honor
Avenue of Honor is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area A, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Local area military veterans Killed in action during Korea - Vietnam - Afghanistan and Later Military Action Dedicated on this date, The 11th month, On the 11th day, At the 11th hour, In the year 2011 "Lest we forget"
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cosio Knob: 10.0 mi
- Pettits Peak: 10.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Pinyon Peak: 13.3 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 13.7 mi
- San Lorenzo Recreational Area: 0.3 mi
- San Lorenzo Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- San Antonio Park: 0.4 mi
- Creek Bridge Baseball Park: 1.0 mi
- Salinas Valley Fair Grounds: 1.1 mi
- Parson Spring: 14.7 mi
- Pajaiso Springs: 15.2 mi
- Moses Spring: 18.8 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 19.3 mi
- Oak Tree Spring: 19.9 mi
- Picnic Area A: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 0.2 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 0.2 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 0.2 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 18.7 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.3 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.3 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.3 mi
- Greenfield Memorial Hall: 10.5 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- Laguna falls: 20.6 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Devil's falls: 23.1 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 24.4 mi
- The Upper Crust: 18.6 mi
- Discovery Wall: 18.9 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 19.6 mi
- The Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 11.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 12.5 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 22.6 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 24.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 14.5 mi
- Devil's Falls: 23.1 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 24.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Avenue of Honor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | WSW 255° | 1,784 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | W 259° | 1,602 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cone Peak | WSW 242° | 1,572 m | 22.2 mi |
| Black Butte | W 281° | 1,497 m | 22.4 mi |
| Twin Peak | WSW 243° | 1,468 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,451 m | 13.2 mi |
| Laguna Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,361 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hepsedam Peak | ENE 67° | 1,354 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13979341502
Day trips start here
- King City · 1 mi
- Monterey County · 9 mi
- Soledad · 18 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 19 mi
- San Benito County · 28 mi
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