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John Denver Memorial

John Denver Memorial from directly overhead

John Denver Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 4.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In Commemoration of JOHN DENVER Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr Dedicated September 23, 2007 at the site of the crash of John's plane, Long EZ N555JD
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Coordinates36.63674, -121.93027

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
  • Asilomar State Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Asilomar State Marine Reserve: 1.1 mi
  • Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Lovers Point - Julia Platt State Marine Reserve: 1.6 mi
Parks
Peaks
Beaches: 56
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 38
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 35
Picnic sites: 19
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 4.0 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 18
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fern Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pat Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of John Denver Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 149°1,445 m23.9 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 156°1,344 m19.0 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 150°1,298 m21.7 mi
Little PinesSSE 149°1,266 m22.4 mi
Devils PeakSSE 156°1,261 m19.7 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 153°1,235 m20.5 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 152°1,233 m21.4 mi
Elephant MountainSE 146°1,200 m23.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354555658606162615652
Precip in4.44.03.31.50.60.20.10.10.10.91.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6121179200

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