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Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center

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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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chews RidgeE 83°1,549 m15.4 mi
South Ventana ConeE 94°1,517 m11.5 mi
Black ButteE 94°1,497 m16.8 mi
Ventana Double ConeE 84°1,477 m7.2 mi
Uncle Sam MountainENE 63°1,445 m8.5 mi
Ventana ConeE 91°1,434 m9.2 mi
Kandlbinder PeakE 82°1,418 m6.1 mi
Black ConeESE 109°1,363 m14.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 24
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 7
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:19
June solstice05:5119:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1716:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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