Elkhorn Slough Reserve Visitor Center
Elkhorn Slough Reserve Visitor Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 19 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 22 mi
- China Lookout · 27 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Moss Landing State Beach: 3.3 mi
- Salinas River Dunes Natural Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Zmudowski State Beach: 4.3 mi
- Salinas River State Beach: 4.4 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 0.7 mi
- Motorcycle from license plates: 2.5 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 2.5 mi
- Jesus Statue: 10.2 mi
- Compass: 11.0 mi
- Kirby Park: 1.9 mi
- Little Acorn Park: 2.9 mi
- Manzanita County Park: 3.2 mi
- Crane Street Park: 3.4 mi
- NCRPD: 3.7 mi
- Sea otters: 2.2 mi
- Giant artichoke: 4.0 mi
- Crystal Bay Farm: 8.9 mi
- Giant Twins: 12.6 mi
- St. Francis Retreat: 12.7 mi
- Schneider Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mulligan Hill: 6.0 mi
- Tarplant Hill: 7.0 mi
- Pinecate Peak: 7.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 8.2 mi
- Lower Shade Ramada: 7.0 mi
- Lone Maple: 12.7 mi
- Azalea: 12.7 mi
- Madrone Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Coulter Group Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Jetty Beach: 3.3 mi
- Island Beach: 3.3 mi
- Palm Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 7.5 mi
- North Marina: 9.2 mi
- Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark: 7.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.3 mi
- First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights: 11.7 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 14.8 mi
- Highway 152 Tree Row: 14.9 mi
- Shakespeare Society of America: 3.3 mi
- Pajaro Valley Historical Association: 6.8 mi
- William H Volck Museum: 6.9 mi
- Boronda History Center: 8.5 mi
- Agricultural History Project Center and Museum: 9.3 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 10.8 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 13.4 mi
- Camellia Garden: 14.1 mi
- Holly Garden: 14.1 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 14.1 mi
- Fairy Falls: 17.1 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 17.6 mi
- Maple Falls: 18.3 mi
- Triple Falls: 18.4 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 9.2 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 16.8 mi
- Olive Springs: 19.6 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 20.6 mi
- Badger Spring: 20.8 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 16.1 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 19.9 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Upper Quarry: 22.0 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 18.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Elkhorn Slough Reserve Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NNW 343° | 1,154 m | 21.3 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNW 344° | 1,097 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Toro | SSE 162° | 1,081 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNW 345° | 1,046 m | 21.6 mi |
| McPhails Peak | ESE 119° | 1,016 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Harlan | ESE 115° | 991 m | 19.8 mi |
| Fremont Peak | ESE 108° | 966 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Olds | ESE 123° | 914 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville WTR WKS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3879228842
Day trips start here
- Moss Landing · 3 mi
- Watsonville · 7 mi
- Marina · 10 mi
- Salinas · 10 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 11 mi
- Aptos · 15 mi
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