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Pinto Lake City Park

Pinto Lake City Park from directly overhead

Pinto Lake City Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinto Lake County Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 25 miles off.

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Coordinates36.95286, -121.76945

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Crystal Bay Farm: 4.4 mi
  • Giant Twins: 4.9 mi
  • Amphitheater: 5.3 mi
  • White deer pen: 5.4 mi
  • Miller House: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • Azalea: 4.9 mi
  • Lone Maple: 4.9 mi
  • Redwood: 5.1 mi
  • Hilltop: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Shade Ramada: 5.9 mi
Artworks
  • Compass: 5.4 mi
  • Bhuda: 6.1 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 6.1 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 8.5 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 51
Museums: 41
Gardens: 39
  • Roses of Yesterday: 4.8 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 4.9 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 8.5 mi
Springs: 30
  • El Pajaro Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Olive Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Badger Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Fairy Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Triple Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Capitola Bluffs: 9.9 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 14.6 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 16.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Pinto Lake City Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNW 339°1,154 m11.7 mi
Crystal PeakNNW 342°1,097 m11.7 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW 334°1,063 m16.0 mi
Mount ThayerNNW 331°1,061 m16.8 mi
Mount ChualNNW 343°1,046 m12.0 mi
El SombrosoNNW 334°917 m17.4 mi
Nesbit RidgeNE 46°850.7 m18.2 mi
Larios PeakNE 49°840 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1716:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565861636364615550
Precip in4.64.04.31.20.90.20.00.00.10.92.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Sea Otter234 obs
  • American Bittern68 obs
  • Mallard65 obs
  • Great Egret65 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle62 obs
  • American Coot58 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker53 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk49 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/281938545

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