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Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge

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Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho San Andrès (Castro Adobe), a park 0.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 24 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates36.93738, -121.82559

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Rancho San Andrès (Castro Adobe): 0.9 mi
  • Buena Vista Park: 1.3 mi
  • Manresa State Beach - Soquel Creek Water District: 1.7 mi
  • Place De Mer Park: 1.9 mi
  • Manresa State Beach Access: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • Crystal Bay Farm: 1.5 mi
  • S. S. Palo Alto: 5.4 mi
  • Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 7.3 mi
  • Capitola Wharf: 7.4 mi
  • Giant Twins: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Compass: 2.1 mi
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 6.6 mi
  • Windfalls: 6.9 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 8.0 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 54
  • Lower Shade Ramada: 3.9 mi
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Special Events Ramada: 6.6 mi
Museums: 51
Beaches: 50
Gardens: 40
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 3.6 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 6.1 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 7.9 mi
  • afe native plant garden: 10.7 mi
Springs: 23
  • Olive Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Badger Spring: 11.0 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Fairy Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Triple Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Capitola Bluffs: 7.2 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 11.7 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 13.5 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 12.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaN1,154 m12.0 mi
Crystal PeakN1,097 m12.2 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW1,063 m15.9 mi
Mount ThayerNNW1,061 m16.5 mi
Mount ChualN1,046 m12.6 mi
El SombrosoNNW917 m17.3 mi
Ralph's MountainNNW828 m16.1 mi
Santa Rosalia MountainN806 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565861636364615550
Precip in4.64.04.31.20.90.20.00.00.10.92.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element relation/7109208

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