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Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park from directly overhead

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

Coordinates36.16958, -121.67036

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
Springs: 12
Historic sites: 7
Beaches: 3
Hot springs: 1
Artworks: 1
Natural arches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakE 97°1,784 m14.1 mi
Pinyon PeakE 90°1,602 m16.1 mi
Cone PeakSE 130°1,572 m12.7 mi
Chews RidgeNNE 30°1,549 m11.3 mi
South Ventana ConeNNE 14°1,517 m7.5 mi
Black ButteNE 47°1,497 m9.9 mi
Ventana Double ConeNNW 344°1,477 m9.1 mi
Twin PeakSE 132°1,468 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1716:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element relation/181794

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