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Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum

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Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sir Harry Downie Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

Spanish mission in Carmel Valley, California

Dates from 1770.

Wikidata Q2689743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Community of the Carmel Mission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.54301, -121.91969

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Ichxenta Point: 1.5 mi
  • Greg's Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Granite Point: 1.7 mi
  • Coal Chute Point: 1.8 mi
  • Cannery Point: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Beaches: 25
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 23
  • The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Center for Photographic Art: 0.6 mi
  • Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada: 4.0 mi
  • The Old Monterey Jail: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Walker House: 0.7 mi
  • Lone Cypress: 3.1 mi
  • Seal Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 4.5 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 3.6 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 15.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 21.8 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSE 140°1,445 m18.3 mi
Kandlbinder PeakSSE 149°1,418 m19.8 mi
Mount CarmelSE 146°1,344 m13.1 mi
Danish Creek PeakSE 140°1,298 m16.0 mi
Little PinesSE 140°1,266 m16.8 mi
Devils PeakSSE 147°1,261 m13.7 mi
Big Pines PeakSE 144°1,235 m14.7 mi
Pat Springs PeakSE 143°1,233 m15.5 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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1498945561

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