Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve
Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Cypress, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 3 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 4 mi
- China Lookout · 6 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carmel Beach City Park: 2.1 mi
- Bird Rock Park: 2.4 mi
- Piccadilly Park: 2.5 mi
- The Hidden Garden: 2.5 mi
- Devendorf Park: 2.6 mi
- Big Dome: 2.6 mi
- Whalers Knoll: 2.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cannery Point: 2.9 mi
- Granite Point: 2.9 mi
- Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Carmel River Bird Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Natural Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve: 2.8 mi
- SFB Morse Botanical Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Fan Shell Beach: 1.8 mi
- Carmel Beach: 2.1 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 2.6 mi
- Monastery Beach: 3.1 mi
- Weston Beach: 3.3 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 2.6 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 2.8 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 2.8 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 3.0 mi
- The Old Monterey Jail: 4.8 mi
- Lone Cypress: 0.9 mi
- Walker House: 2.2 mi
- Seal Rock: 2.2 mi
- Asilomar Conference Grounds: 4.7 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 5.3 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 2.6 mi
- The Christmas Tree: 4.2 mi
- Portola Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Sloat Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 1.3 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 5.2 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 5.3 mi
- The Fisherman: 5.4 mi
- Lover's Point Mural: 5.5 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 5.8 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 6.0 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 5.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 5.2 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Fern Falls: 14.2 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 17.0 mi
- Firehose Falls: 19.4 mi
- Highbride Falls: 20.8 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 23.1 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 20.3 mi
- Pat Springs: 18.2 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 136° | 1,445 m | 20.8 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SE 144° | 1,418 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SE 140° | 1,344 m | 15.4 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SE 136° | 1,298 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Pines | SE 136° | 1,266 m | 19.3 mi |
| Devils Peak | SE 141° | 1,261 m | 16.0 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SE 138° | 1,235 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | SE 138° | 1,233 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:16 | 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 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 7 mi away.
- Monterey Cypress200 obs
- Harbor Seal115 obs
- Mule Deer82 obs
- Western Gull76 obs
- Brown Pelican68 obs
- Sea Otter62 obs
- seaside daisy59 obs
- Black Oystercatcher57 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/478702189
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 2 mi
- Carmel Point · 2 mi
- Monterey · 5 mi
- Pacific Grove · 5 mi
- Seaside · 8 mi
- Marina · 13 mi
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