Mill Creek Redwood Preserve (closed)
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Mill Creek Redwood Preserve (closed) is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. South Ventana Cone stands 1,517 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bixby Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 4 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 4 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bixby Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bonifacio Hill: 1.1 mi
- Skinner Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Cerro Hill: 2.8 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 4.3 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 5.5 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 8.7 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 9.8 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 10.0 mi
- Brazil Ranch: 2.2 mi
- Glen Deven Ranch: 3.8 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Point Sur Dunes Natural Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Andrew Molera State Park: 6.2 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 9.2 mi
- Tractor: 11.7 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 13.4 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 15.1 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 7.9 mi
- Galante Winery: 10.7 mi
- Walker House: 13.2 mi
- Lone Cypress: 15.5 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 5.7 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 10.7 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 12.9 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 12.9 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 9.0 mi
- Wreck Beach: 9.5 mi
- Gibson Beach: 11.1 mi
- Hidden Beach: 11.3 mi
- Weston Beach: 11.5 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 15.2 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 15.8 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 16.6 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 16.6 mi
- The Fisherman: 16.6 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 2.3 mi
- Firehose Falls: 4.9 mi
- Highbride Falls: 6.3 mi
- Fern Falls: 8.2 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 8.4 mi
- Pat Springs: 5.3 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 13.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.9 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 15.9 mi
- Quail Spring: 19.6 mi
- East Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 13.6 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 16.0 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 16.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 16.5 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 9.5 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 9.1 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Mill Creek Redwood Preserve (closed). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ventana Cone | ESE 120° | 1,517 m | 13.0 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | SE 125° | 1,477 m | 8.5 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,445 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ventana Cone | ESE 123° | 1,434 m | 10.7 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SE 130° | 1,418 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ventana Spires | ESE 123° | 1,357 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | ENE 67° | 1,344 m | 3.1 mi |
| Lion Rock | ESE 123° | 1,334 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/15256102
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 10 mi
- Carmel · 13 mi
- Carmel Point · 13 mi
- Monterey · 16 mi
- Seaside · 17 mi
- Pacific Grove · 18 mi
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