Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 25 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Capitola Wharf: 7.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander Ecological Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Manresa State Beach: 1.9 mi
- La Selva Open Space: 1.9 mi
- La Selva Open Space: 2.0 mi
- La Selva Open Space: 2.1 mi
- 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
- First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights: 2.4 mi
- Night Fighter: 8.2 mi
- Bridge Creek Historic Site: 8.4 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 10.5 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 10.7 mi
- Tarplant Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bean Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mount Madonna: 8.4 mi
- Sand Point: 8.9 mi
- Lands End: 9.0 mi
- 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
- Sunset State Beach: 3.4 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 3.5 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 4.4 mi
- Palm Beach: 4.8 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 6.3 mi
- William H Volck Museum: 4.3 mi
- Pajaro Valley Historical Association: 4.4 mi
- Agricultural History Project Center and Museum: 5.1 mi
- Aptos History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Cabrillo College Gallery: 6.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Capitola Bluffs: 7.2 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 13.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 13.5 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 9.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | N 355° | 1,154 m | 12.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | N 357° | 1,097 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNW 345° | 1,063 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNW 342° | 1,061 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | N 358° | 1,046 m | 12.6 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNW 344° | 917 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | NNW 338° | 828 m | 16.1 mi |
| Santa Rosalia Mountain | N 350° | 806 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/7109208
Day trips start here
- Watsonville · 4 mi
- Aptos · 5 mi
- Capitola · 8 mi
- Moss Landing · 9 mi
- Santa Cruz · 12 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 17 mi
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