Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument
Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Coast Dairies State Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2025-08-17
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Namaste Rock: 1.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
- El Jarro Point: 2.4 mi
- Table Rock: 4.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Davenport Beach County Park: 1.1 mi
- Shingle Mill Creek: 5.7 mi
- Gus Harding Memorial Area: 5.7 mi
- Felton Deck: 6.3 mi
- Alba Park, Recreation, and Parkway District: 6.3 mi
- San Vicente Lumber Company Railroad Camp 1: 4.0 mi
- Lost Camp: 4.9 mi
- Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 5.0 mi
- Limestone Kilns: 5.3 mi
- Powder Magazine: 5.3 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 6.4 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 6.4 mi
- Untitled: 6.5 mi
- Crown Fountain: 6.9 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 7.0 mi
- Five Mile Beach: 3.2 mi
- Red, White and Blue Beach: 3.7 mi
- Table Rock Beach: 4.1 mi
- Four Mile Beach: 4.8 mi
- Three Mile Beach: 5.2 mi
- Kresge Garden: 6.3 mi
- Family Student Housing Garden: 6.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Garden: 6.4 mi
- Oakes Garden: 6.7 mi
- Australian Garden: 6.9 mi
- Greyhound Rock: 6.5 mi
- Wilder Ranch: 6.5 mi
- Roaring Camp: 6.9 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 7.2 mi
- Redwood Canopy Tours: 7.2 mi
- Bigfoot Museum: 6.1 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 6.2 mi
- Historic Center: 7.0 mi
- The San Lorenzo Valley Museum: 7.6 mi
- Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center: 7.7 mi
- Ferndell: 6.9 mi
- Scott Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 8.6 mi
- Slippery Falls: 11.3 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 11.5 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 2.9 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 7.2 mi
- Redwood Springs: 7.3 mi
- Dodero Spring: 7.5 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 8.6 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Cal Poly Bluffs: 4.8 mi
- China Ladder: 5.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Upper Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 10.5 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Umunhum | ENE 57° | 1,063 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 55° | 1,061 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNE 18° | 985 m | 15.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNE 17° | 979 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Peak | NNE 23° | 917 m | 15.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | NE 53° | 917 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lookout Tower | NNE 13° | 892 m | 16.3 mi |
| Goat Rock | NNE 15° | 890 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/7062718
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 9 mi
- Capitola · 13 mi
- Aptos · 15 mi
- Watsonville · 24 mi
- Moss Landing · 26 mi
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