Nature reserve · California
San Benito Wilderness Study Area
San Benito Wilderness Study Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,419 m. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the southeast, 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates36.37737, -120.65161
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- San Benito Mountain: 0.7 mi
- San Carlos Peak: 1.0 mi
- Alta Peak: 1.4 mi
- North Hill: 1.4 mi
- Idria Peak: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Car: 1.7 mi
- Outhouse: 2.0 mi
- Vehicle: 2.7 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 2.9 mi
- Car: 3.1 mi
Parks: 7
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 11.0 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 16.9 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 22.6 mi
- Falcon Baseball Field: 22.7 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
Springs: 6
- Aqua Buena Spring: 3.7 mi
- Dick Wright Spring: 7.4 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 19.7 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 19.7 mi
- McMillan Spring: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 3.0 mi
- New Idria: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Laguna falls: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 16.3 mi
Museums: 1
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of San Benito Wilderness Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | SE 143° | 1,597 m | 0.7 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | SE 127° | 1,560 m | 3.5 mi |
| Condon Peak | SSE 156° | 1,514 m | 4.6 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | NNW 344° | 1,472 m | 1.0 mi |
| Alta Peak | SSW 204° | 1,428 m | 1.4 mi |
| Sampson Peak | NW 306° | 1,420 m | 3.6 mi |
| North Hill | NNW 339° | 1,418 m | 1.4 mi |
| Idria Peak | NW 304° | 1,415 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1264378522
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- King City · 29 mi
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