- Elevation, modelled
- 17 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 13.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 123.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9270, -121.7429
Franich Park is a park in California, at a modelled 17 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Joyce-McKenzie Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Franich Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NNW 336° | 1,136 m | 13.9 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNW 338° | 1,097 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNW 332° | 1,063 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNW 329° | 1,061 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNW 339° | 1,046 m | 14.2 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SE 132° | 966 m | 17.7 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNW 332° | 917 m | 19.7 mi |
| Nesbit Ridge | NE 39° | 850.7 m | 18.5 mi |
- 23.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 26 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Joyce-McKenzie Park: 0.2 mi
- Victorian Park: 0.5 mi
- Brentwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Bronte Park: 0.6 mi
- Atri Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Tarplant Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sunset Wetland Natural Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Manresa State Beach: 6.5 mi
- Pajaro River Mouth Natural Preserve: 6.5 mi
- La Selva Open Space: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Tarplant Hill: 2.2 mi
- Atherton Peak: 5.2 mi
- Mount Chamberlain: 5.5 mi
- Mount Madonna: 6.2 mi
- Mount Pajaro: 6.3 mi
Attractions
- Crystal Bay Farm: 5.1 mi
- Giant Twins: 5.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.1 mi
- White deer pen: 6.2 mi
- Miller House: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Lone Maple: 5.4 mi
- Azalea: 5.5 mi
- Lower Shade Ramada: 5.7 mi
- Redwood: 6.0 mi
- Hilltop: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- Compass: 6.7 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 6.9 mi
- Motorcycle from license plates: 6.9 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 7.1 mi
- Bhuda: 7.8 mi
Historic sites
- First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights: 7.0 mi
- Bridge Creek Historic Site: 11.9 mi
- Machado School: 12.1 mi
- Ward's Oak Glen Farm: 12.2 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 12.7 mi
Museums: 49
Gardens: 40
- Roses of Yesterday: 6.9 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 7.1 mi
- Camellia Garden: 8.2 mi
- Monarch Garden: 8.2 mi
- Holly Garden: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 34
- Sunset State Beach: 5.7 mi
- Palm Beach: 5.9 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 8.1 mi
- Jetty Beach: 8.5 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 8.9 mi
Springs: 30
- El Pajaro Springs: 7.2 mi
- Olive Springs: 13.3 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 13.7 mi
- Badger Spring: 14.2 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Bonfante Falls: 8.2 mi
- Fairy Falls: 10.6 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 10.7 mi
- Triple Falls: 10.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Capitola Bluffs: 11.7 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Upper Quarry: 18.0 mi
- Upper Quarry: 18.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville WTR WKS, 2 mi away.
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