Nature reserve · California
Palo Corona Regional Park
Palo Corona Regional Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates36.49474, -121.89369
- 2.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rumsien Overlook · 2 mi
- China Lookout · 3 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 4 mi
- Calla Lily Valley · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Doud Peak: 1.6 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Greg's Hill: 2.2 mi
- Vierras Knoll: 2.7 mi
- Ichxenta Point: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Palo Corona Regional Park - Rancho Cañada: 3.0 mi
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Carmel Youth Baseball Larson Field: 3.5 mi
- Mission Trails Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Roach Canyon Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 50
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 0.2 mi
- Curtis: 1.1 mi
- Ishxenta State Park: 1.4 mi
- Garrapata State Park: 2.7 mi
- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Victorine Ranch: 2.6 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 4.2 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 5.9 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 7.1 mi
- Monterey Customhouse: 7.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 3.6 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 3.7 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 4.2 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 23
- Gibson Beach: 2.6 mi
- Monastery Beach: 2.8 mi
- Hidden Beach: 2.9 mi
- Weston Beach: 3.0 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- Walker House: 4.0 mi
- Lone Cypress: 6.5 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 7.6 mi
- Randy's Fishing Trips: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Images of Pebble Beach: 6.0 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 7.5 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 7.6 mi
- The Fisherman: 7.6 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Memory Garden: 7.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.5 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- East Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 5.2 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Fern Falls: 8.7 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 11.3 mi
- Firehose Falls: 13.6 mi
- Highbride Falls: 15.5 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 17.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Pat Springs: 12.3 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 21.9 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Cavalry Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 18.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Palo Corona Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 135° | 1,445 m | 14.9 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SSE 147° | 1,418 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SE 142° | 1,344 m | 9.5 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SE 136° | 1,298 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SSE 148° | 1,271 m | 16.5 mi |
| Little Pines | SE 135° | 1,266 m | 13.4 mi |
| Devils Peak | SE 144° | 1,261 m | 10.1 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SE 139° | 1,235 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:16 | 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 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/15100521
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 4 mi
- Carmel Point · 4 mi
- Monterey · 7 mi
- Seaside · 8 mi
- Carmel Valley · 9 mi
- Pacific Grove · 9 mi
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