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Alvarado Gallery

Alvarado Gallery from directly overhead

Alvarado Gallery is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Monterey State Historic Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Monterey

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60147, -121.89475

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Spanish Park: 0.1 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Beaches: 25
Attractions: 24
  • Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 0.2 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 0.3 mi
  • Glass Bottom Boat: 0.3 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 0.3 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 1.0 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Alvarado Gallery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 150°1,445 m20.8 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 158°1,344 m16.0 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 152°1,298 m18.6 mi
Little PinesSSE 151°1,266 m19.4 mi
Devils PeakSSE 159°1,261 m16.7 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 155°1,235 m17.5 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 154°1,233 m18.3 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 147°1,200 m20.8 mi

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2797851328

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