Canyon School
Canyon School is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 71 m. Hi Mountain stands 969 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Ranch Open Space, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 5.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Avila Overlook · 6 mi
- Octopus Oak · 6 mi
- Concrete Turret · 6 mi
- The Notch · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Irish Hills Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Avila Beach Community Park: 3.0 mi
- De Vaul Park: 3.1 mi
- Laguna Hills Park: 3.3 mi
- C.L. Smith Park: 3.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.8 mi
- Saddle Peak: 3.5 mi
- San Luis Hill: 4.2 mi
- Indian Knob: 4.5 mi
- Coon Peak: 4.8 mi
- Avila Beach Maritime Museum: 3.0 mi
- Octagon Barn Center, Milking Parlor: 3.1 mi
- Historic Jack House & Gardens: 5.3 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 5.4 mi
- San Luis Obispo Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 5.5 mi
- The P: 7.1 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 7.8 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Grove: 8.5 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 10.7 mi
- Pereira Octagon Barn: 3.1 mi
- The Dorn Pyramid: 4.3 mi
- Cerro San Luis Obispo Lemon Grove: 5.3 mi
- Old Town Historic District: 5.5 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Mu Chapter: 6.6 mi
- Johnson Ranch Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Pismo Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Avila Beach: 3.1 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 3.3 mi
- Pirates Cove: 3.4 mi
- Fisherman's Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pismo Beach: 8.9 mi
- Oh Great Spirit: 4.1 mi
- Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn: 4.3 mi
- Cow Statue: 6.4 mi
- Pismo Beach sign: 7.7 mi
- Entry Arch: 7.7 mi
- Rotary Garden: 5.1 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 5.3 mi
- Laurel Lane Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 6.9 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 7.5 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Holloway Garden: 9.5 mi
- Willow Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Rockrose: 12.5 mi
- Meadow View: 12.6 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Islay Falls: 8.2 mi
- Big Falls: 13.1 mi
- Little Falls: 13.9 mi
- Storybrook Falls: 24.8 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 11.2 mi
- McLain Spring: 13.5 mi
- McNeil Spring: 18.8 mi
- Balloon Spring: 24.0 mi
- Fox Spring: 24.3 mi
- Fossil Point: 3.3 mi
- Cracked Wall: 5.9 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 3.5 mi
- Betteravia: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Canyon School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Mountain | E 82° | 969 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | ENE 58° | 869 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hi Mountain Potrero | E 80° | 865 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 85° | 855 m | 13.0 mi |
| Gay Mountain | ENE 64° | 850 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | N 6° | 836 m | 11.9 mi |
| Black Butte | NE 52° | 824 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Baldy | E 89° | 812 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:44 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
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 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Mcchesney FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/203406850
Day trips start here
- Avila Beach · 3 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 5 mi
- Pismo Beach · 6 mi
- Los Osos · 8 mi
- Grover Beach · 9 mi
- Arroyo Grande · 11 mi
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