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Higgins Park

Higgins Park from directly overhead

Higgins Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 100 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill Top Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60905, -121.92209

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 45
Attractions: 30
Museums: 28
Artworks: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 2.6 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 7
Lighthouses: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fern Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 19.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Higgins Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 147°1,445 m22.1 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 154°1,344 m17.1 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 148°1,298 m19.8 mi
Little PinesSSE 148°1,266 m20.6 mi
Devils PeakSSE 155°1,261 m17.7 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 152°1,235 m18.6 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 151°1,233 m19.5 mi
Elephant MountainSE 144°1,200 m22.1 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, 4 mi away.

  • Western Gull3,247 obs
  • California Sea Lion2,866 obs
  • Harbor Seal2,246 obs
  • Bat Star1,930 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone1,472 obs
  • Brandt's Cormorant1,362 obs
  • Mule Deer1,344 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star1,027 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/247035279

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