Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
Sweet Springs Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Hi Mountain stands 969 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Udderly Osos, a artwork 0.4 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 3.1 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 10 mi
- Estero Bay · 11 mi
- Avila Overlook · 15 mi
- Octopus Oak · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pasadena Park: 0.5 mi
- Monarch Grove Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Bayshore Bluffs Park: 2.3 mi
- Tidelands Park: 2.6 mi
- Monty Young Park: 2.7 mi
- Black Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cerro Cabrillo: 2.7 mi
- Hazard Peak: 2.8 mi
- Elna Peak: 3.5 mi
- Morro Rock: 3.6 mi
- Morro Bay Museum of Natural History: 1.7 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 3.0 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 3.4 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 10.5 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 10.5 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 1.8 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 3.3 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 3.4 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 10.6 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 10.6 mi
- Jeff, Anne, and Siena Fairbanks Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Morro Rock California Registered Historical Landmark: 3.6 mi
- Landing of the First Filipinos: 3.6 mi
- Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker: 3.6 mi
- MB: 3.8 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Montaña de Oro State Park: 2.0 mi
- Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 3.0 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 3.8 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 4.1 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 6.5 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 9.3 mi
- Udderly Osos: 0.4 mi
- Portola's Sacred Expedition: 1.0 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 3.3 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 3.4 mi
- Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn: 10.3 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 6.6 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 9.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 10.6 mi
- Rotary Garden: 11.0 mi
- Holloway Garden: 4.2 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 12.9 mi
- Willow Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Rockrose: 20.9 mi
- Meadow View: 21.0 mi
- Islay Falls: 3.7 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Big Falls: 19.3 mi
- Little Falls: 20.7 mi
- Little Falls: 20.7 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Cracked Wall: 8.6 mi
- Fossil Point: 12.2 mi
- Fossil Point: 12.2 mi
- McLain Spring: 11.5 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 16.5 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #1: 22.6 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #2: 23.1 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 12.5 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Mountain | E 100° | 969 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cypress Mountain | NNW 342° | 894 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | E 95° | 869 m | 15.1 mi |
| Hi Mountain Potrero | E 99° | 865 m | 23.7 mi |
| Vulture Rock | NNW 336° | 857 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 106° | 855 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gay Mountain | E 98° | 850 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | ENE 57° | 836 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 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 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/43701930
Day trips start here
- Los Osos · 1 mi
- Morro Bay · 4 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 11 mi
- Avila Beach · 12 mi
- Atascadero · 15 mi
- Pismo Beach · 16 mi
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