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Arnett Park

Arnett Park from directly overhead

Arnett Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Higgins Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.1 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60497, -121.92512

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks
Beaches: 38
Museums: 27
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 2.7 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Lighthouses: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fern Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Arnett Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSE 146°1,445 m21.9 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 153°1,344 m16.9 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 148°1,298 m19.7 mi
Little PinesSSE 147°1,266 m20.4 mi
Devils PeakSSE 154°1,261 m17.6 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 151°1,235 m18.5 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 150°1,233 m19.3 mi
Elephant MountainSE 143°1,200 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354555658606162615652
Precip in4.44.03.31.50.60.20.10.10.10.91.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 4 mi away.

  • Western Gull2,879 obs
  • Harbor Seal2,152 obs
  • California Sea Lion1,874 obs
  • Bat Star1,720 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone1,387 obs
  • Mule Deer1,160 obs
  • Brandt's Cormorant1,009 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel999 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/36071558

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