Cambria State Marine Conservation Area
Cambria State Marine Conservation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Alder Peak stands 1,137 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is San Simeon Beach State Park, a park 0.9 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.9 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
- 18.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Pt · 1 mi
- Leffingwell Landing · 1 mi
- Vista Pt · 3 mi
- Vista Area · 4 mi
142 named places within 25 miles
- Scott Rock: 3.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Black Oak Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Red Rock: 7.1 mi
- Rocky Butte: 7.3 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 0.9 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Moon Stone Beach Park: 2.0 mi
- Shamel Park: 2.0 mi
- Moonstruck Lookout State Park: 2.3 mi
- Zebra Viewing Area: 1.6 mi
- Nit Wit Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Site: 3.3 mi
- South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 12.2 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 12.5 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 1.5 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 5.0 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 16.1 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 18.7 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 21.1 mi
- Cambria Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 5.1 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 21.6 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 22.0 mi
- Morro Bay Museum of Natural History: 23.2 mi
- Three Troughs Falls: 6.3 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Manning Falls: 20.9 mi
- Jewel Falls: 23.5 mi
- Town Spring: 9.8 mi
- School Spring: 14.9 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 19.1 mi
- Dutra Spring: 19.3 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 22.2 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 7.3 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 21.3 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 21.7 mi
- Udderly Osos: 24.3 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 10.0 mi
- The Shut-In: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cambria State Marine Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Peak | NNW 328° | 1,137 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,093 m | 7.8 mi |
| Silver Peak | NW 326° | 1,073 m | 22.1 mi |
| Rocky Butte | NE 36° | 1,043 m | 7.3 mi |
| Lion Peak | NNW 331° | 1,036 m | 21.2 mi |
| Three Peaks | NNW 333° | 974 m | 20.6 mi |
| Burnett Peak | N 354° | 919 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cypress Mountain | E 83° | 894 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/7058836
Day trips start here
- Central Coast · 2 mi
- Morro Bay · 22 mi
- Los Osos · 25 mi
- Atascadero · 27 mi
- Paso Robles · 27 mi
- San Miguel · 27 mi
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