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Jewel Park

Jewel Park from directly overhead

Jewel Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacific Grove Natural History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
24 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62239, -121.91694

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 53
Attractions: 35
Museums: 33
Artworks: 32
Picnic sites: 12
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 2.8 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 11
Lighthouses: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fern Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 20.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Jewel Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 149°1,445 m22.7 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 156°1,344 m17.8 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 150°1,298 m20.5 mi
Little PinesSSE 150°1,266 m21.2 mi
Devils PeakSSE 157°1,261 m18.5 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 154°1,235 m19.3 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 153°1,233 m20.1 mi
Elephant MountainSE 146°1,200 m22.7 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.

  • Bat Star4,246 obs
  • Western Gull3,368 obs
  • California Sea Lion2,405 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone2,350 obs
  • Harbor Seal2,271 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab1,584 obs
  • Brandt's Cormorant1,437 obs
  • White-speckled Dorid1,387 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/36809611

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