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Pinto Lake County Park

Pinto Lake County Park from directly overhead

Pinto Lake County Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinto Lake City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.

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Coordinates36.95760, -121.77280

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: 5.2 mi
  • White deer pen: 5.3 mi
  • Miller House: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Azalea: 4.8 mi
  • Lone Maple: 4.8 mi
  • Redwood: 4.9 mi
  • Hilltop: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Shade Ramada: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Compass: 5.3 mi
  • Bhuda: 5.8 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 5.8 mi
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 8.7 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 49
Museums: 42
Gardens: 39
  • Roses of Yesterday: 4.4 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 4.6 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 8.5 mi
Springs: 30
  • El Pajaro Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Olive Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Badger Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Fairy Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Capitola Bluffs: 9.7 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 14.2 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Pinto Lake County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNW 340°1,154 m11.3 mi
Crystal PeakNNW 342°1,097 m11.3 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW 334°1,063 m15.6 mi
Mount ThayerNNW 331°1,061 m16.4 mi
Mount ChualNNW 343°1,046 m11.7 mi
El SombrosoNNW 334°917 m17.1 mi
Nesbit RidgeNE 47°850.7 m18.1 mi
Larios PeakNE 51°840 m18.0 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 Otter233 obs
  • American Bittern67 obs
  • Mallard67 obs
  • Great Egret65 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle62 obs
  • American Coot58 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker55 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco51 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/281938507

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