Silver Peak Wilderness
Silver Peak Wilderness is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 678 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 4.5 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 5.5 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 7 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 7 mi
- Seal Point · 15 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 15 mi
134 named places within 25 miles
- Lion Peak: 1.4 mi
- Three Peaks: 1.8 mi
- Burro Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Burro Mtn: 2.6 mi
- Silver Peak: 2.8 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 8.0 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 14.1 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 17.0 mi
- The Narrows: 17.0 mi
- South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 18.0 mi
- Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 16.3 mi
- San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- Old oak park: 21.4 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 21.8 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 22.8 mi
- Basket Spring: 3.5 mi
- Dutra Spring: 3.6 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 3.9 mi
- Bane Spring: 3.9 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 4.0 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Conservation Area: 13.1 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area: 14.4 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 16.0 mi
- Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve: 20.8 mi
- Jewel Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Manning Falls: 3.1 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 14.7 mi
- Limekilns: 15.0 mi
- Hearst Castle: 15.5 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 24.8 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 24.8 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 8.0 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 8.9 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Area A: 25.0 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 25.0 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 9.1 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 17.5 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 23.6 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 10.6 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 15.5 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 20.8 mi
- The Shut-In: 9.9 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 14.4 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Peak Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | NNW 344° | 1,784 m | 19.7 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | N 350° | 1,602 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cone Peak | NW 322° | 1,572 m | 15.9 mi |
| Twin Peak | NW 320° | 1,468 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 351° | 1,451 m | 20.0 mi |
| Lost Peak | NNW 329° | 1,174 m | 22.3 mi |
| Alder Peak | WNW 287° | 1,137 m | 2.9 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | NNW 334° | 1,126 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/2778884
Day trips start here
- Central Coast · 22 mi
- King City · 26 mi
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