Big Creek State Marine Reserve
Big Creek State Marine Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puente Big Creek Bridge, a artwork 2.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 25.6 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 6 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 7 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 24 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Rock: 5.6 mi
- Lion Peak: 5.8 mi
- Round Tree Hill: 6.0 mi
- Marble Peak: 6.3 mi
- Anderson Peak: 6.8 mi
- Canogas Falls: 4.8 mi
- McWay Falls: 5.6 mi
- Devil's falls: 5.9 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 8.2 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Hot Spring: 2.7 mi
- Redondo Spring: 5.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 9.8 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 11.0 mi
- Esalen Institute: 3.0 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 3.2 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 5.6 mi
- Devil's Falls: 5.9 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 8.8 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Tin House: 7.1 mi
- Limekilns: 7.9 mi
- Tractor: 11.1 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 11.3 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 10.6 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 13.8 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 14.6 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 21.2 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 21.4 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 21.8 mi
- Wreck Beach: 13.9 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 14.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 14.9 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 22.1 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 12.1 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 14.8 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 18.2 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 21.1 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Big Creek State Marine Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | ENE 70° | 1,784 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | ENE 67° | 1,602 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cone Peak | ESE 105° | 1,572 m | 8.1 mi |
| Chews Ridge | NNE 13° | 1,549 m | 16.3 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | N 360° | 1,517 m | 13.3 mi |
| Black Butte | NNE 22° | 1,497 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NNW 344° | 1,477 m | 15.5 mi |
| Twin Peak | ESE 106° | 1,468 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/7037855
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 28 mi
- Soledad · 29 mi
- King City · 30 mi
- Monterey County · 30 mi
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