Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 75 m. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 75 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 8 mi
- Bench · 8 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 10 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Manuel Peak: 1.6 mi
- Cabezo Prieto: 2.1 mi
- Post Summit: 2.8 mi
- Island Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Andrew Molera Peak: 3.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 0.4 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 7.4 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 8.0 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 11.9 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 16.1 mi
- Andrew Molera State Park: 3.6 mi
- The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge: 6.5 mi
- Point Sur Dunes Natural Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 8.1 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 8.1 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 1.2 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 8.7 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 10.9 mi
- Esalen Institute: 11.6 mi
- Galante Winery: 14.7 mi
- Tractor: 3.2 mi
- Tin House: 7.2 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 12.4 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 0.5 mi
- Highbride Falls: 3.3 mi
- Firehose Falls: 5.1 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 6.9 mi
- Pine Falls: 8.0 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 4.5 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 18.8 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 20.7 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 21.7 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 21.7 mi
- Wreck Beach: 1.8 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 2.6 mi
- Gibson Beach: 19.9 mi
- Hidden Beach: 20.1 mi
- Weston Beach: 20.3 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pat Springs: 7.9 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 13.1 mi
- Quail Spring: 13.7 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 16.5 mi
- East Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 22.1 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 24.0 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 24.2 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 2.6 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 4.7 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chews Ridge | ENE 70° | 1,549 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | ENE 78° | 1,517 m | 7.8 mi |
| Black Butte | E 85° | 1,497 m | 13.0 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NE 47° | 1,477 m | 4.6 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,445 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ventana Cone | ENE 67° | 1,434 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | NE 35° | 1,418 m | 3.9 mi |
| Black Cone | ESE 104° | 1,363 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/571538
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 16 mi
- Carmel · 22 mi
- Carmel Point · 22 mi
- Monterey · 25 mi
- Seaside · 25 mi
- Pacific Grove · 27 mi
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