Ventana Wilderness
Ventana Wilderness is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 787 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Cotta Memorial, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 6.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Forest Service;BLM
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 29.6 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 7 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 8 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 23 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Cone: 2.8 mi
- Lost Peak: 3.2 mi
- Marble Peak: 4.4 mi
- Anderson Peak: 5.1 mi
- Black Butte: 5.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 15.5 mi
- Patriot Park: 18.4 mi
- Jim Maggini Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
- Hicks Park: 19.3 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- McWay Falls: 7.1 mi
- Devil's falls: 7.5 mi
- Canogas Falls: 8.4 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 2.9 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 4.2 mi
- Tin House: 7.3 mi
- Tractor: 10.1 mi
- Quail Spring: 3.3 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 3.4 mi
- Redondo Spring: 4.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.3 mi
- Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Esalen Institute: 6.6 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 6.9 mi
- Devil's Falls: 7.5 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 9.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 10.4 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 5.1 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 19.2 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 21.2 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 22.5 mi
- Wreck Beach: 14.1 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 15.2 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 19.0 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 17.5 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 18.4 mi
- Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum: 22.6 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 20.8 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 8.8 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 15.0 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 15.2 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Ventana Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | ESE 113° | 1,784 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | E 99° | 1,602 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cone Peak | SSE 162° | 1,572 m | 10.1 mi |
| Chews Ridge | N 354° | 1,549 m | 8.4 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | NW 321° | 1,517 m | 7.5 mi |
| Black Butte | N 6° | 1,497 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NW 309° | 1,477 m | 11.7 mi |
| Twin Peak | SSE 166° | 1,468 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/2778839
Day trips start here
- Soledad · 20 mi
- Monterey County · 22 mi
- Carmel Valley · 23 mi
- King City · 24 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 29 mi
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