Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument
Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Alder Peak stands 1,137 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hearst Castle, a historic site 1.3 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 1.6 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
- 13.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- View of Hearst Castle · 2 mi
- Vista Area · 2 mi
- San Simeon Point · 2 mi
- Vista Pt · 3 mi
110 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Tree Hill: 1.4 mi
- Red Rock: 2.2 mi
- Black Oak Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Oak Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Garrity Peak: 4.1 mi
- Zebra Viewing Area: 4.8 mi
- Nit Wit Ridge: 8.1 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 8.9 mi
- The Narrows: 9.0 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Site: 9.2 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 5.5 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 6.5 mi
- Moon Stone Beach Park: 7.8 mi
- Shamel Park: 7.9 mi
- Moonstruck Lookout State Park: 8.2 mi
- School Spring: 8.8 mi
- Town Spring: 9.4 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 12.9 mi
- Dutra Spring: 13.3 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 16.4 mi
- Three Troughs Falls: 1.6 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
- Manning Falls: 15.0 mi
- Jewel Falls: 17.5 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 1.9 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 7.2 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 21.5 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 24.2 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 24.2 mi
- Hearst Castle: 1.3 mi
- San Marcos Mennonite Cemetary: 21.2 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 1.4 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 24.4 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 1.7 mi
- Cambria Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 22.3 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 24.0 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 6.1 mi
- The Shut-In: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Peak | NW 324° | 1,137 m | 18.6 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | NNW 332° | 1,126 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,093 m | 4.9 mi |
| Silver Peak | NW 321° | 1,073 m | 16.2 mi |
| Rocky Butte | E 89° | 1,043 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lion Peak | NNW 328° | 1,036 m | 15.2 mi |
| Three Peaks | NNW 330° | 974 m | 14.5 mi |
| San Martin Top | NW 319° | 938 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/228559
Day trips start here
- Central Coast · 6 mi
- Morro Bay · 27 mi
- San Miguel · 28 mi
- Paso Robles · 29 mi
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