Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site
Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 6.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash at Laguna Seca (September 11, 1999)
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 9 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 10 mi
- China Lookout · 13 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Hill: 0.6 mi
- Merrilis Hill: 2.5 mi
- Elliot Hill: 2.8 mi
- Leary Hill: 2.9 mi
- Elliott Hill: 3.1 mi
- Laguna Seca Recreational Area: 0.6 mi
- Leguna Seca Recreational Area: 1.0 mi
- Kelton Park: 3.0 mi
- Ryan Ranch Park: 4.1 mi
- Mescal Neil Park: 4.5 mi
- Fort Ord National Monument: 1.7 mi
- Open space: 4.3 mi
- Fort Ord Dunes State Park: 6.4 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 7.5 mi
- Marina Dunes Natural Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 5.5 mi
- Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada: 7.8 mi
- MY Museum: 8.0 mi
- Steinbeck House & Restaurant: 8.0 mi
- Museum of Monterey: 8.1 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
- Tiger (Male): 6.9 mi
- Tiger (Female): 6.9 mi
- Savanna: 6.9 mi
- Monterey Bay Sailing: 8.0 mi
- Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 0.1 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 7.1 mi
- Monterey Customhouse: 8.1 mi
- Custom House: 8.1 mi
- Old Custom House: 8.1 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 6.2 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 7.0 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 8.3 mi
- Aeneas Beach: 8.4 mi
- Marina State Beach: 8.5 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 5.1 mi
- Jesus Statue: 7.0 mi
- The Fisherman: 8.0 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 8.1 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 8.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 6.3 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 7.2 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 5.5 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
- Memory Garden: 8.2 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Fern Falls: 8.8 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 16.8 mi
- Firehose Falls: 18.0 mi
- Pine Falls: 20.5 mi
- Highbride Falls: 21.7 mi
- Pat Springs: 15.3 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 19.5 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 20.7 mi
- Stone Spring: 23.7 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 23.8 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.4 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 10.8 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | S 172° | 1,445 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | S 189° | 1,344 m | 14.0 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | S 177° | 1,298 m | 15.3 mi |
| Little Pines | S 175° | 1,266 m | 15.8 mi |
| Devils Peak | S 188° | 1,261 m | 14.6 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | S 183° | 1,235 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | S 181° | 1,233 m | 15.4 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,200 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:15 | 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 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7218079489
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