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Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge

Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Built
1973
Elevation
2 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.74065, -121.79801

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 60
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
Museums: 42
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
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ToroSE 145°1,081 m18.1 mi
Mount HarlanE 98°991 m22.0 mi
Fremont PeakE 86°966 m16.3 mi
Mount OldsESE 107°914 m23.1 mi
Palo CoronaSSW 191°906 m20.4 mi
Burned MountainSSE 150°863 m23.0 mi
Santa Rosalia MountainN 352°806 m23.1 mi
Bluerock MountainESE 103°782 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1716:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355565861626364625651
Precip in3.33.02.41.10.50.10.00.00.10.61.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/5173381

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