Los Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 553 m. Machesna Mountain stands 1,194 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 22 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Notch · 25 mi
- Lover's Point · 26 mi
- Lone Oak · 26 mi
- Octopus Oak · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Santa Margarita Community Park: 16.6 mi
- Crawford W Clarke Memorial Park: 17.7 mi
- Paloma Creek Park: 18.5 mi
- Heilmann Regional Park: 19.0 mi
- Biddle County Park: 19.5 mi
- Chiches 2: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Castle Crags: 9.2 mi
- Machesna Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Hunter Spring: 1.8 mi
- Blinn Spring: 1.9 mi
- Blue Oak Spring: 1.9 mi
- Fox Spring: 2.7 mi
- Balloon Spring: 3.0 mi
- Atascadero Historical Museum: 20.9 mi
- Central Coast Veterans Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 21.0 mi
- Dallidet Adobe and Gardens: 21.4 mi
- San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum: 21.5 mi
- Motel Inn: 20.7 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 20.7 mi
- Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club Tower Commemoration: 21.1 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Mu Chapter: 21.3 mi
- Old Town Historic District: 21.7 mi
- Entry Arch: 20.3 mi
- Blade Structure: 20.3 mi
- Sun Dial: 20.3 mi
- Water Tanks: 20.4 mi
- Cow Statue: 20.8 mi
- Bill Shepard Native Plant Garden: 20.7 mi
- Laurel Lane Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.3 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 21.5 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 21.9 mi
- Storybrook Falls: 12.3 mi
- Big Falls: 14.4 mi
- Little Falls: 14.7 mi
- Little Falls: 14.7 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Arboleda Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Meadow View: 19.5 mi
- Rockrose: 19.6 mi
- Willow Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 20.3 mi
- The P: 20.5 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 21.8 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 21.8 mi
- Devils Gap: 24.5 mi
- Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 19.8 mi
- Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 22.3 mi
- Johnson Ranch Open Space: 25.0 mi
- Cracked Wall: 22.8 mi
- Twin Rocks: 22.9 mi
- Shandon Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Los Padres National Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machesna Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,194 m | 9.8 mi |
| Branch Mountain | SE 140° | 1,142 m | 19.9 mi |
| Chiches 2 | WSW 248° | 1,104 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pilitas Mountain | SE 141° | 1,098 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,097 m | 5.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,089 m | 2.6 mi |
| Freeborn Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,003 m | 16.7 mi |
| Los Pelados | SE 144° | 998 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 54 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Poly, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/2784140
Day trips start here
- San Luis Obispo County · 8 mi
- Atascadero · 21 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 22 mi
- Arroyo Grande · 25 mi
- Paso Robles · 25 mi
- Grover Beach · 26 mi
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