- Elevation, modelled
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 17.1 miles
- Chews Ridge1,549 m · 15.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2854, -121.8426
Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center is a museum in California, at a modelled 12 m. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Highbride Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs past it.
Beautiful exhibits about the group's efforts to restore California Condors, plus major new exhibit on Big Sur wildlife.
- Operated by
- Ventana Wildlife Society
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chews Ridge | E 83° | 1,549 m | 15.4 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | E 94° | 1,517 m | 11.5 mi |
| Black Butte | E 94° | 1,497 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | E 84° | 1,477 m | 7.2 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,445 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ventana Cone | E 91° | 1,434 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | E 82° | 1,418 m | 6.1 mi |
| Black Cone | ESE 109° | 1,363 m | 14.8 mi |
- On the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 6 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 6 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sur Hill: 1.8 mi
- False Sur: 2.2 mi
- Cooper Point: 2.5 mi
- Little River Hill: 2.7 mi
- Andrew Molera Peak: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Tractor: 7.7 mi
- Tin House: 11.6 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 14.2 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- Albino Redwood Tree: 3.2 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 13.0 mi
- Galante Winery: 14.7 mi
- Esalen Institute: 15.9 mi
- Walker House: 18.6 mi
Museums: 18
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 16.4 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 17.0 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 18.3 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 18.3 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Highbride Falls: 1.1 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 3.9 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 4.7 mi
- Firehose Falls: 4.9 mi
- Pine Falls: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Wreck Beach: 4.3 mi
- Gibson Beach: 16.2 mi
- Weston Beach: 16.7 mi
- Monastery Beach: 17.2 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 22.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 8.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 15 mi
- Carmel · 19 mi
- Carmel Point · 19 mi
- Monterey · 22 mi
- Seaside · 23 mi
- Pacific Grove · 24 mi
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