Metz Park
Metz Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 51 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Soper Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 51 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 5 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 8 mi
- China Lookout · 12 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Soper Park: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Cunningham Park: 0.5 mi
- David Cutino Park: 0.5 mi
- Manzanita Stuart Park: 0.5 mi
- Sabado Park: 0.5 mi
- Open space: 1.3 mi
- Fort Ord Dunes State Park: 2.4 mi
- Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Lovers Point - Julia Platt State Marine Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Fort Ord National Monument: 4.3 mi
- Artillery Hill: 2.5 mi
- Merrilis Hill: 3.8 mi
- Leary Hill: 4.0 mi
- Elliott Hill: 4.3 mi
- Elliot Hill: 4.5 mi
- Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada: 3.7 mi
- Museum of Monterey: 3.7 mi
- MY Museum: 3.7 mi
- Pacific House: 3.7 mi
- Alvarado Gallery: 3.8 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 1.1 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 2.0 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 2.6 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 3.3 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 3.7 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 2.5 mi
- Monterey Bay Sailing: 3.6 mi
- Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 3.6 mi
- Randy's Fishing Trips: 3.6 mi
- Monterey Whale Watching: 3.6 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 3.0 mi
- Custom House: 3.7 mi
- Monterey Customhouse: 3.7 mi
- Old Custom House: 3.7 mi
- Cannery Ruins: 3.7 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 1.7 mi
- The Fisherman: 3.6 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 3.7 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 3.7 mi
- Otter Statue: 4.5 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 3.0 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 4.2 mi
- East Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 3.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 3.8 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 4.6 mi
- Fern Falls: 12.3 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 18.9 mi
- Firehose Falls: 20.7 mi
- Highbride Falls: 23.7 mi
- Pine Falls: 24.4 mi
- Pat Springs: 18.4 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 22.5 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 23.5 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Metz Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,445 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | S 172° | 1,344 m | 16.4 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SSE 163° | 1,298 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Pines | SSE 162° | 1,266 m | 19.2 mi |
| Devils Peak | S 172° | 1,261 m | 17.0 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SSE 168° | 1,235 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | SSE 166° | 1,233 m | 18.4 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,200 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 2 mi away.
- Sea Otter201 obs
- Heermann's Gull170 obs
- Western Gull162 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle154 obs
- House Finch149 obs
- Seacliff Wild Buckwheat140 obs
- Canada Goose139 obs
- European Searocket127 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/36068097
Day trips start here
- Seaside · 1 mi
- Monterey · 3 mi
- Marina · 5 mi
- Pacific Grove · 5 mi
- Carmel · 7 mi
- Carmel Point · 7 mi
Take the scenic way to Metz Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.