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Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site

Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

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Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash at Laguna Seca (September 11, 1999)
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.58525, -121.74895

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 55
Museums: 30
Attractions: 27
Beaches: 25
Historic sites: 23
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • 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
Gardens: 7
  • Yorktown community garden: 5.5 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Memory Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainS 172°1,445 m17.0 mi
Mount CarmelS 189°1,344 m14.0 mi
Danish Creek PeakS 177°1,298 m15.3 mi
Little PinesS 175°1,266 m15.8 mi
Devils PeakS 188°1,261 m14.6 mi
Big Pines PeakS 183°1,235 m14.8 mi
Pat Springs PeakS 181°1,233 m15.4 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 168°1,200 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535454555860626362605652
Precip in3.53.02.81.00.50.10.00.00.10.91.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7218079489

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