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Colton Hall Museum

Colton Hall Museum from directly overhead

Colton Hall Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 20 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Monterey Jail, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

first seat of government of California

Wikidata Q5149467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
20 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Monterey

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59776, -121.89756

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Friendly Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hartnell Park: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 24
Attractions: 24
  • Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 0.5 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 0.6 mi
  • Glass Bottom Boat: 0.6 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 0.6 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 24
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 1.1 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Colton Hall Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 149°1,445 m20.7 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 157°1,344 m15.9 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 151°1,298 m18.5 mi
Little PinesSSE 150°1,266 m19.2 mi
Devils PeakSSE 158°1,261 m16.5 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 154°1,235 m17.3 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 154°1,233 m18.1 mi
Elephant MountainSE 146°1,200 m20.7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/152304183

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