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Los Padres Park

Los Padres Park from directly overhead

Los Padres Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Palo Escrito Peak stands 1,352 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gene Robinson Park / American Little League, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
24 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.67051, -121.62070

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gene Robinson Park / American Little League: 0.2 mi
  • Closter Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cesar Chavez Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Gabilan Park: 0.9 mi
  • Laurel Heights Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 55
  • Tiger (Female): 5.3 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 5.3 mi
  • Savanna: 5.4 mi
  • Giant artichoke: 9.7 mi
  • St. Francis Retreat: 12.3 mi
Museums: 35
Historic sites: 27
Beaches: 24
  • Marina State Beach: 10.6 mi
  • North Marina: 10.7 mi
  • Island Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Jetty Beach: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Madrone Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Coulter Group Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
  • Lower Day Use Area: 13.4 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 8.1 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Memory Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Jesus Statue: 9.8 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 12.5 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 13.1 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 13.9 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 13.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Horseshoe Spring: 10.4 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Stone Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Pat Springs: 22.3 mi
  • Cahoon Spring: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fern Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Los Padres Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palo Escrito PeakSSE 159°1,352 m19.7 mi
Mount CarmelSSW 205°1,344 m21.8 mi
Paloma MountainSSE 157°1,207 m21.4 mi
Twin PeaksSSW 211°1,088 m21.8 mi
Mount ToroS 177°1,081 m10.0 mi
Mount JohnsonESE 104°1,048 m17.5 mi
McPhails PeakE 94°1,016 m14.1 mi
Mount HarlanE 81°991 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5120:29
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1516:55

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, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Toro manzanita41 obs
  • Blainville's Horned Lizard29 obs
  • Buckbrush28 obs
  • Sandmat Manzanita28 obs
  • Noble False Widow19 obs
  • Monterey spineflower18 obs
  • Stiffbranch Bird's Beak14 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard13 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/36462497

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