Marina Dunes Natural Preserve
Marina Dunes Natural Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Mount Carmel stands 1,344 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Marina State Beach, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 7.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 9 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 12 mi
- China Lookout · 17 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marina State Beach: 0.1 mi
- Fort Ord Dunes State Park: 2.5 mi
- Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge: 3.6 mi
- Salinas River Mouth Natural Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Open space: 4.4 mi
- Gloria Jean Tate Park: 0.7 mi
- Marina City Park: 0.8 mi
- CafeMia Park: 0.8 mi
- Marina City Park: 0.9 mi
- Windy Hill Park: 1.3 mi
- Artillery Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mulligan Hill: 4.2 mi
- Elliott Hill: 5.1 mi
- Leary Hill: 5.2 mi
- Elliot Hill: 5.5 mi
- Giant artichoke: 6.0 mi
- Kelp Forest: 7.0 mi
- Monterey Mirror Maze: 7.1 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
- Kissing Rock: 7.3 mi
- Marina State Beach: 0.7 mi
- North Marina: 0.7 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 5.2 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 6.4 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 6.8 mi
- Jesus Statue: 1.0 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 6.5 mi
- Otter Statue: 7.2 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 7.3 mi
- Lover's Point Mural: 7.3 mi
- John Steinbeck Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Submarine: 7.2 mi
- Edward Ricketts Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Cannery Ruins: 7.2 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 7.4 mi
- The Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum: 7.1 mi
- Boronda History Center: 7.4 mi
- Presidio of Monterey Museum: 7.4 mi
- Pacific Grove Natural History Museum: 7.5 mi
- Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: 7.5 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 7.3 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 9.0 mi
- East Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 3.0 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Memory Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.6 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 21.1 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 22.4 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Fern Falls: 16.4 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 23.6 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 23.9 mi
- Fairy Falls: 24.1 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 18.9 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 20.3 mi
- Pat Springs: 22.8 mi
- Dodero Spring: 24.1 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.5 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Marina Dunes Natural Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | S 177° | 1,344 m | 21.0 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | S 169° | 1,298 m | 22.8 mi |
| Devils Peak | S 176° | 1,261 m | 21.6 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | S 173° | 1,235 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | S 172° | 1,233 m | 22.8 mi |
| Skinner Ridge | S 179° | 1,113 m | 22.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks | S 182° | 1,088 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Toro | SE 135° | 1,081 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/5173235
Day trips start here
- Marina · 1 mi
- Seaside · 6 mi
- Monterey · 8 mi
- Moss Landing · 8 mi
- Pacific Grove · 8 mi
- Salinas · 9 mi
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