Nature reserve · California
Griswold Hills Day use area
Griswold Hills Day use area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates36.56215, -120.83502
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buck Peak: 2.4 mi
- Meyers Peak: 3.8 mi
- Bucks Peak: 7.4 mi
- Rock Spring Peak: 7.7 mi
- Walker Peak: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Concrete slab: 8.5 mi
- Concrete slab: 9.0 mi
- Concrete slab: 11.8 mi
- Bus: 13.3 mi
- Truck: 13.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Willow Spring: 19.6 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 20.0 mi
- Moses Spring: 20.4 mi
- Oak Tree Spring: 21.2 mi
- Parson Spring: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Discovery Wall: 20.4 mi
- The Upper Crust: 20.4 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Bear Creek Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Chaparral Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- John "Chuck" Erreca Southbound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- John "Chuck" Erreca Northbound Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Dos Amigos Vista Point: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Panoche Hills: 10.5 mi
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 13.5 mi
- New Idria: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Laguna falls: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Griswold Hills Day use area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | SE 141° | 1,597 m | 17.0 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | SE 139° | 1,560 m | 19.8 mi |
| Condon Peak | SE 144° | 1,514 m | 20.8 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | SE 140° | 1,472 m | 15.4 mi |
| Alta Peak | SE 146° | 1,428 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sampson Peak | SE 146° | 1,420 m | 12.9 mi |
| North Hill | SE 140° | 1,418 m | 15.0 mi |
| Idria Peak | SE 144° | 1,415 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacles NP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12585913150
Day trips start here
- San Benito County · 17 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 20 mi
- Monterey County · 26 mi
- King City · 29 mi
- Soledad · 29 mi
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