The Christmas Tree
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
The Christmas Tree is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rip Van Winkle Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 2 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 6 mi
- China Lookout · 10 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 2 Huckleberry Hill: 1.6 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Devil Hill: 3.5 mi
- Loma Alta: 4.4 mi
- Ichxenta Point: 5.9 mi
- Rip Van Winkle Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Huckleberry Hill Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Asilomar State Beach: 1.1 mi
- SFB Morse Botanical Reserve: 1.3 mi
- Arnett Park: 0.5 mi
- Higgins Park: 0.5 mi
- Hayward Park: 0.6 mi
- Platt Park: 0.6 mi
- Hill Top Park: 0.6 mi
- North Moss Beach: 0.8 mi
- Asilomar State Beach: 0.9 mi
- Moss Beach: 1.0 mi
- McAbee Beach: 1.8 mi
- Aeneas Beach: 1.9 mi
- Asilomar Conference Grounds: 0.8 mi
- Glass Bottom Boat: 1.3 mi
- Kelp Forest: 1.7 mi
- Monterey Mirror Maze: 1.8 mi
- Kissing Rock: 1.8 mi
- Motorcycle Museum: 1.0 mi
- Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: 1.2 mi
- Pacific Grove Natural History Museum: 1.2 mi
- The Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum: 1.8 mi
- Presidio of Monterey Museum: 1.9 mi
- Dr. Gary A. Kildall - IEEE Milestone In Electrical Engineering And Computing: 1.1 mi
- John Steinbeck Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Edward Ricketts Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Submarine: 1.8 mi
- Sloat Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Lover's Point Mural: 1.4 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 1.4 mi
- Otter Statue: 1.4 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 2.1 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 2.1 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 3.1 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 5.0 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Memory Garden: 2.1 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 9.9 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.6 mi
- Fern Falls: 14.8 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 19.4 mi
- Firehose Falls: 21.6 mi
- Highbride Falls: 23.7 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 21.2 mi
- Pat Springs: 19.9 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of The Christmas Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 146° | 1,445 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSE 153° | 1,344 m | 17.4 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SSE 147° | 1,298 m | 20.1 mi |
| Little Pines | SSE 147° | 1,266 m | 20.9 mi |
| Devils Peak | SSE 153° | 1,261 m | 18.0 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SSE 150° | 1,235 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | SSE 150° | 1,233 m | 19.7 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SE 143° | 1,200 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:16 | 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 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9369029089
Day trips start here
- Pacific Grove · 1 mi
- Monterey · 3 mi
- Carmel · 4 mi
- Carmel Point · 4 mi
- Seaside · 5 mi
- Marina · 9 mi
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