Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 468 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pelton Wheel, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.4 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 1 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 1 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 18 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Rock: 0.8 mi
- Anderson Peak: 1.7 mi
- Marble Peak: 2.4 mi
- Michaels Hill: 2.4 mi
- Boronda Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 1.4 mi
- The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge: 1.8 mi
- John Little State Natural Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Big Creek State Marine Reserve: 6.3 mi
- McWay Falls: 0.8 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 8.6 mi
- Pine Falls: 9.2 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.0 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
- Redondo Spring: 7.8 mi
- Quail Spring: 9.0 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 0.7 mi
- Esalen Institute: 3.6 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 9.1 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 9.3 mi
- Devil's Falls: 9.8 mi
- Tin House: 0.9 mi
- Tractor: 5.0 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 7.8 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 10.8 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 15.5 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 15.8 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 16.0 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 21.9 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 11.6 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 20.5 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 22.4 mi
- Wreck Beach: 8.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 9.5 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 20.3 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 12.5 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 23.9 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 5.8 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 9.5 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.9 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | E 97° | 1,784 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | E 90° | 1,602 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cone Peak | SE 130° | 1,572 m | 12.7 mi |
| Chews Ridge | NNE 30° | 1,549 m | 11.3 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | NNE 14° | 1,517 m | 7.5 mi |
| Black Butte | NE 47° | 1,497 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NNW 344° | 1,477 m | 9.1 mi |
| Twin Peak | SE 132° | 1,468 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:17 | 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 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/181794
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 22 mi
- Soledad · 26 mi
- Monterey County · 28 mi
- Carmel · 30 mi
- Carmel Point · 30 mi
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