Forden Park
Forden Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 95 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Salinas Valley Fair Grounds, a park 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 95 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cosio Knob: 10.2 mi
- Pettits Peak: 11.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Pinyon Peak: 14.3 mi
- Salinas Valley Fair Grounds: 0.3 mi
- City of King Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Town Square Park: 0.9 mi
- San Antonio Park: 1.0 mi
- Parson Spring: 15.2 mi
- Pajaiso Springs: 16.3 mi
- Moses Spring: 19.3 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 20.3 mi
- Oak Tree Spring: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 1.2 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 1.3 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 1.3 mi
- Bear Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.9 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.9 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.9 mi
- Avenue of Honor: 1.1 mi
- Greenfield Memorial Hall: 11.3 mi
- The Upper Crust: 19.1 mi
- Discovery Wall: 19.3 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- The Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 20.1 mi
- Laguna falls: 19.8 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Devil's falls: 23.9 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 12.2 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 13.6 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 23.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 15.5 mi
- Devil's Falls: 23.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Forden Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | WSW 257° | 1,784 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | W 261° | 1,602 m | 14.3 mi |
| Cone Peak | WSW 244° | 1,572 m | 23.0 mi |
| Black Butte | WNW 281° | 1,497 m | 23.5 mi |
| Twin Peak | WSW 244° | 1,468 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,451 m | 14.2 mi |
| Laguna Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,361 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hepsedam Peak | ENE 65° | 1,354 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, under a mile away.
- golden currant22 obs
- Downy Forestiera22 obs
- White-tailed Kite15 obs
- Black Phoebe15 obs
- Western Fence Lizard13 obs
- giant reed13 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- broadleaved pepperweed11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/183059733
Day trips start here
- King City · 1 mi
- Monterey County · 10 mi
- Soledad · 19 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 20 mi
- San Benito County · 28 mi
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