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Esplanade Park

Esplanade Park from directly overhead

Esplanade Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kissing Rock, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.63326, -121.92527

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
  • Asilomar State Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Lovers Point - Julia Platt State Marine Reserve: 1.2 mi
  • Asilomar State Marine Reserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 56
Artworks: 46
Attractions: 38
Museums: 35
Picnic sites: 17
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 3.7 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fern Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 21.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Esplanade Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 149°1,445 m23.6 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 156°1,344 m18.7 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 150°1,298 m21.4 mi
Little PinesSSE 150°1,266 m22.1 mi
Devils PeakSSE 156°1,261 m19.3 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 153°1,235 m20.2 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 153°1,233 m21.0 mi
Elephant MountainSE 146°1,200 m23.6 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, 5 mi away.

  • Bat Star3,876 obs
  • Western Gull2,323 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone2,098 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab1,425 obs
  • Harbor Seal1,388 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel1,302 obs
  • White-speckled Dorid1,296 obs
  • Mule Deer1,161 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/36809606

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