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Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation

Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation from directly overhead

Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 67 m. South Ventana Cone stands 1,517 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Sur Lighthouse, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
67 m
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.30623, -121.90149

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 7.7 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 14.8 mi
  • Garland Ranch Regional Park: 14.9 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Historic sites: 26
  • Bixby Creek Bridge: 4.6 mi
  • Tractor: 11.2 mi
  • Victorine Ranch: 11.9 mi
  • Tin House: 15.1 mi
  • Sunset Cultural Center: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 21
Museums: 19
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 9
  • Highbride Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Fern Falls: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 9
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • East Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 18.0 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Memory Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Pacific Grove Community Garden: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 6.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Ventana ConeE 98°1,517 m14.9 mi
Ventana Double ConeE 93°1,477 m10.4 mi
Uncle Sam MountainENE 77°1,445 m11.1 mi
Ventana ConeE 97°1,434 m12.5 mi
Kandlbinder PeakE 94°1,418 m9.3 mi
Ventana SpiresE 93°1,357 m10.9 mi
Mount CarmelNE 49°1,344 m8.4 mi
Lion RockE 96°1,334 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5119:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1716:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monterey paintbrush28 obs
  • seaside daisy13 obs
  • Little Sur manzanita13 obs
  • Turkey Vulture12 obs
  • blueblossom12 obs
  • sweet alyssum10 obs
  • Seacliff Wild Buckwheat10 obs
  • coastal bush lupine9 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/358790735

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