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Northgate Park

Northgate Park from directly overhead

Northgate Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Palo Escrito Peak stands 1,352 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
26 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70970, -121.65846

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 60
  • Giant artichoke: 6.4 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 8.2 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 8.2 mi
  • Savanna: 8.3 mi
  • Sea otters: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 37
Beaches: 34
  • Marina State Beach: 8.4 mi
  • North Marina: 8.4 mi
  • Island Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Jetty Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 28
Picnic sites: 24
  • Madrone Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Coulter Group Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Lower Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
  • Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 6.8 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Memory Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Jesus Statue: 7.9 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 9.1 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 10.4 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 10.5 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Horseshoe Spring: 11.8 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Stone Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Pat Springs: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fern Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Northgate Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palo Escrito PeakSSE 156°1,352 m23.0 mi
Mount ToroSSE 168°1,081 m13.0 mi
Mount JohnsonESE 110°1,048 m20.3 mi
McPhails PeakESE 103°1,016 m16.6 mi
Mount HarlanE 93°991 m14.1 mi
Fremont PeakENE 69°966 m9.2 mi
Mount ReynoldsESE 112°961 m22.9 mi
Mount OldsESE 108°914 m15.1 mi

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 °F525355565861626364625651
Precip in3.33.02.41.10.50.10.00.00.10.61.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 4 mi away.

  • Toro manzanita43 obs
  • Buckbrush39 obs
  • Sandmat Manzanita35 obs
  • Blainville's Horned Lizard32 obs
  • Monterey spineflower24 obs
  • Garden Snail23 obs
  • virgate eriastrum22 obs
  • Pink star-tulip22 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/36802785

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