Nature reserve · California
Half Moon Bay State Beach
Half Moon Bay State Beach is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Black Mountain stands 849 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Half Moon Bay Station Beach, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates37.45787, -122.44469
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Half Moon Bay Station Beach: 0.1 mi
- Ocean View Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
- Smith Field Park: 0.8 mi
- Oak Avenue Park: 0.9 mi
- Johnson House Historic Site: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Half Moon Bay Jail: 1.0 mi
- James Johnston House: 1.3 mi
- Bill and Jean Lane Education Center: 9.2 mi
- Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center: 9.3 mi
- Woodside Store: 9.4 mi
Attractions
- Lemos Farm: 2.6 mi
- Wing Lam gravesite: 5.0 mi
- Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 5.7 mi
- Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 5.7 mi
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Whale Gate: 2.6 mi
- The Juggler: 9.7 mi
- Mirror Labyrinth NY - for California: 9.9 mi
- Good Life: 10.1 mi
- over the fence: 10.3 mi
Gardens
- Quarry Park Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Dutch Garden: 7.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.4 mi
- Chartes Garden: 7.4 mi
- Daffodil Garden: 7.4 mi
Peaks
- Ox Hill: 4.8 mi
- Scarper Peak: 5.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.5 mi
- Kings Mountain: 6.7 mi
- South Peak: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
- Pulgas Water Temple: 7.2 mi
- Len Turner Memorial Vista Point: 7.7 mi
- BCPA Flight 304 Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Carolands: 7.8 mi
- Town of West Union: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites
- McGarvey Flat: 8.0 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- San Pedro Valley County Park Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Sequoia Youth Group Area`: 8.6 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 47
- John L. Carter Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Quarry Park: 3.8 mi
- Pillar Point Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 5.4 mi
- El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve (closed area): 6.7 mi
Beaches: 46
- Poplar Beach: 0.2 mi
- Francis Beach: 0.8 mi
- Mateo Coast State Beaches: 0.9 mi
- Elmar Beach: 1.2 mi
- Redondo Beach: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Butano Falls: 16.5 mi
- Butano Falls: 16.5 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 18.2 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 19.0 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
Springs: 8
- Summit Spring: 7.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 7.9 mi
- Spring source: 18.5 mi
- Bulls Spring: 22.3 mi
- Travertine Springs: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Purissima: 4.1 mi
- Stokes Landing: 18.8 mi
- Russell City: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Aramai Point: 10.7 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 23.9 mi
- Underworld Rock: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Quarters A: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Half Moon Bay State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ESE 121° | 849 m | 19.0 mi |
| Borel Hill | SE 125° | 766 m | 16.5 mi |
| Morena Sierra | ESE 114° | 731 m | 8.2 mi |
| Allen Lookout | ESE 121° | 708 m | 9.5 mi |
| Skeggs Point | ESE 113° | 703 m | 8.3 mi |
| Langley Hill | SE 127° | 677 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Melville | SE 124° | 672 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mindego Hill | SE 131° | 653 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:15 | 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 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Half Moon BAY, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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