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Coal Oil Point Reserve

Coal Oil Point Reserve from directly overhead

Coal Oil Point Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Devereux Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.41132, -119.87666
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tierra de Fortuna Park: 0.4 mi
  • Gaffney Park: 0.6 mi
  • Isla Vista "DS" Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rottapel Park: 0.7 mi
  • Estero Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 53
Historic sites: 47
Peaks: 39
  • Brush Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Condor Point: 7.0 mi
  • Broadcast Peak: 9.1 mi
  • Lavigia Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Barger Peak: 9.8 mi
Museums: 30
Beaches: 25
  • Devereux Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Sands Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Ellwood Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Isla Vista Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Depressions Beach: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 25
Springs: 24
  • Veronica Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Willow Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Loma Alta Spring: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Gardens: 16
  • Elsinore Court: 0.7 mi
  • Calaveras Court: 0.7 mi
  • Malibu Court: 0.7 mi
  • Ramona Court: 0.8 mi
  • Manzanita Village Habitat Garden: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wellhouse Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Nojoqui Falls: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Elusive Arch: 5.6 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 9.1 mi
  • Arch Rock: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coal Oil Point Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainNNE 33°2,077 m23.5 mi
San Rafael MountainN 10°1,973 m21.0 mi
McKinley MountainN 5°1,887 m20.2 mi
Monte AridoENE 69°1,831 m25.0 mi
Santa Cruz PeakNNE 12°1,687 m18.2 mi
Hildreth PeakNE 55°1,527 m22.6 mi
Cachuma MountainN 356°1,409 m21.8 mi
Figueroa MountainNNW 345°1,378 m23.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4819:3920:16
September equinox06:4818:2518:58
December solstice07:0316:1516:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535356575961646464625753
Precip in4.84.43.31.00.50.10.10.00.10.81.22.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara 11 W, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California brittlebush849 obs
  • Great Blue Heron704 obs
  • Great Egret651 obs
  • Snowy Plover628 obs
  • Snowy Egret572 obs
  • California poppy568 obs
  • lemonade berry551 obs
  • Brown Pelican516 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/371670311

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