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Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve

Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve from directly overhead

Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Carmel River State Beach, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.4 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.53177, -121.92668

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 24
Historic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 6
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
Natural arches: 1
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSE 137°1,445 m18.0 mi
Kandlbinder PeakSSE 146°1,418 m19.4 mi
Mount CarmelSE 143°1,344 m12.7 mi
Danish Creek PeakSE 137°1,298 m15.7 mi
Little PinesSE 137°1,266 m16.5 mi
Devils PeakSE 144°1,261 m13.2 mi
Big Pines PeakSE 141°1,235 m14.3 mi
Pat Springs PeakSE 140°1,233 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5119:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354555658606162615652
Precip in4.44.03.31.50.60.20.10.10.10.91.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/5163862

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