Nature reserve · California
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Mount Toro stands 1,081 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulligan Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Elevation
- 2 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Coordinates36.74065, -121.79801
- 10.8 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 13 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 16 mi
- China Lookout · 20 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mulligan Hill: 0.6 mi
- Artillery Hill: 7.2 mi
- Schneider Hill: 7.7 mi
- Elliott Hill: 8.0 mi
- Leary Hill: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Salinas River Mouth Natural Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Salinas River State Beach: 2.7 mi
- Salinas River Dunes Natural Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Marina State Beach: 3.5 mi
- Marina Dunes Natural Preserve: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 60
- North Marina: 2.9 mi
- Marina State Beach: 3.0 mi
- Island Beach: 4.4 mi
- Jetty Beach: 4.8 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 8.8 mi
Attractions
- Giant artichoke: 2.9 mi
- Sea otters: 5.3 mi
- Kissing Rock: 10.1 mi
- Kelp Forest: 10.2 mi
- Monterey Mirror Maze: 10.3 mi
Parks
- NCRPD: 3.0 mi
- Cato Phillips Park: 3.1 mi
- Crane Street Park: 3.3 mi
- Marina City Park: 3.5 mi
- Windy Hill Park: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 59
- Jesus Statue: 4.2 mi
- Motorcycle from license plates: 6.4 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 6.4 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 6.5 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 43
- Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- John Denver Memorial: 10.3 mi
- John Steinbeck Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Submarine: 10.4 mi
- Edward Ricketts Memorial: 10.5 mi
Museums: 42
- Shakespeare Society of America: 4.1 mi
- Elkhorn Slough Reserve Visitor Center: 6.5 mi
- Boronda History Center: 7.1 mi
- Steinbeck House & Restaurant: 8.9 mi
- National Steinbeck Center: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Lower Shade Ramada: 9.8 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 10.8 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 38
- Yorktown community garden: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 8.6 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Fern Falls: 19.8 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 20.4 mi
- Fairy Falls: 20.8 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 21.6 mi
- Maple Falls: 21.9 mi
Springs: 8
- El Pajaro Springs: 15.6 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 19.5 mi
- Dodero Spring: 21.7 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 22.4 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Cavalry Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 18.1 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Upper Quarry: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 18.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Toro | SE 145° | 1,081 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Harlan | E 98° | 991 m | 22.0 mi |
| Fremont Peak | E 86° | 966 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Olds | ESE 107° | 914 m | 23.1 mi |
| Palo Corona | SSW 191° | 906 m | 20.4 mi |
| Burned Mountain | SSE 150° | 863 m | 23.0 mi |
| Santa Rosalia Mountain | N 352° | 806 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bluerock Mountain | ESE 103° | 782 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/5173381
Day trips start here
- Marina · 4 mi
- Moss Landing · 4 mi
- Salinas · 9 mi
- Seaside · 9 mi
- Monterey · 11 mi
- Pacific Grove · 11 mi
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