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S F B Morse Botanical Reserve

S F B Morse Botanical Reserve from directly overhead

S F B Morse Botanical Reserve is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 77 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is SFB Morse Botanical Reserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
77 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59274, -121.93746

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 58
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 24
Attractions: 24
Beaches: 23
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 3.4 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of S F B Morse Botanical Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSE 143°1,445 m21.6 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 150°1,344 m16.5 mi
Danish Creek PeakSE 144°1,298 m19.4 mi
Little PinesSE 144°1,266 m20.1 mi
Devils PeakSSE 151°1,261 m17.1 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 148°1,235 m18.1 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 147°1,233 m18.9 mi
Elephant MountainSE 141°1,200 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354555658606162615652
Precip in4.44.03.31.50.60.20.10.10.10.91.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 5 mi away.

  • Bat Star805 obs
  • Western Gull652 obs
  • Mule Deer551 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone504 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab500 obs
  • woollyleaf manzanita434 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star411 obs
  • Fly Agaric409 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 node/358822924

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