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Frank Paul Park

Frank Paul Park from directly overhead

Frank Paul Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 33 m. Palo Escrito Peak stands 1,352 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nativiad Creek Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
33 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.69444, -121.60657

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 58
  • Tiger (Female): 7.0 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 7.0 mi
  • Savanna: 7.1 mi
  • Giant artichoke: 9.4 mi
  • St. Francis Retreat: 10.5 mi
Museums: 35
Historic sites: 27
Beaches: 25
  • Marina State Beach: 11.2 mi
  • North Marina: 11.2 mi
  • Island Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Jetty Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 9.1 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Sunnyslope Garden: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Madrone Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Coulter Group Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Lower Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
  • Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Jesus Statue: 10.6 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 11.6 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 13.1 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 13.1 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 14.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Horseshoe Spring: 9.2 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Stone Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Pat Springs: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fern Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Frank Paul Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palo Escrito PeakSSE 162°1,352 m21.0 mi
Paloma MountainSSE 160°1,207 m22.6 mi
Mount ToroS 181°1,081 m11.6 mi
Mount JohnsonESE 110°1,048 m17.2 mi
McPhails PeakE 101°1,016 m13.6 mi
Mount HarlanE 89°991 m11.2 mi
Fremont PeakNE 53°966 m7.1 mi
Mount ReynoldsESE 112°961 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4919:5120:29
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355575962636464625651
Precip in2.62.42.10.90.40.10.00.00.10.61.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Toro manzanita28 obs
  • Buckbrush26 obs
  • fennel23 obs
  • Sandmat Manzanita22 obs
  • Garden Snail22 obs
  • Blainville's Horned Lizard21 obs
  • Noble False Widow16 obs
  • virgate eriastrum15 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/36466759

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