- Elevation
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 24.0 miles
- Cypress Mountain894 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 11.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3469, -120.8443
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History is a museum in California, at a recorded 6 m. Cypress Mountain stands 894 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sperm Whale Jaw, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 1.4 miles off.
natural history museum in Morro Bay, California
Dates from 1962.
Wikidata Q6914160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Operated by
- California State Parks
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Morro Bay Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Mountain | NNW 341° | 894 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | ESE 102° | 869 m | 15.3 mi |
| Vulture Rock | NNW 334° | 857 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 111° | 855 m | 20.6 mi |
| Gay Mountain | ESE 104° | 850 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | ENE 67° | 836 m | 8.3 mi |
| Black Butte | E 100° | 824 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 53° | 797 m | 7.8 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 9 mi
- Estero Bay · 9 mi
- Avila Overlook · 16 mi
- Octopus Oak · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cerro Cabrillo: 1.7 mi
- Morro Rock: 2.1 mi
- Hollister Peak: 3.2 mi
- Hazard Peak: 4.5 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 1.3 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 1.7 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 10.9 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 11.1 mi
- History Center of San Luis Obispo County: 11.1 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 0.0 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 1.7 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 1.8 mi
- Devils Gap: 9.8 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 11.0 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 2.1 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 5.6 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 7.6 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 12.9 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 12.9 mi
- Islay Falls: 5.4 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Big Falls: 19.7 mi
- Little Falls: 21.2 mi
- Little Falls: 21.2 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Morro Bay · 2 mi
- Los Osos · 3 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 11 mi
- Avila Beach · 13 mi
- Atascadero · 14 mi
- Pismo Beach · 17 mi
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