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Veteran's Memorial Park

Veteran's Memorial Park from directly overhead

Veteran's Memorial Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 103 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Park Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
103 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59903, -121.90965

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Quarry Park: 0.3 mi
  • Via Paraiso Park: 0.5 mi
  • Presidio of Monterey: 0.5 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.6 mi
  • Larkin Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 25
  • Sloat Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Portola Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Vizcaino Serra Landing Site: 0.9 mi
  • Old Custom House: 0.9 mi
  • Junipero Serra Monument: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 25
Attractions: 24
  • Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 1.0 mi
  • Glass Bottom Boat: 1.0 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 1.0 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 1.0 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 1.8 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 18.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Veteran's Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 148°1,445 m21.1 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 155°1,344 m16.2 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 149°1,298 m18.9 mi
Little PinesSSE 148°1,266 m19.6 mi
Devils PeakSSE 156°1,261 m16.8 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 153°1,235 m17.7 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 152°1,233 m18.5 mi
Elephant MountainSE 145°1,200 m21.1 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, 3 mi away.

  • California Sea Lion2,882 obs
  • Western Gull2,573 obs
  • Harbor Seal1,988 obs
  • Brandt's Cormorant1,254 obs
  • Brown Pelican877 obs
  • Pigeon Guillemot804 obs
  • Opalescent Nudibranch736 obs
  • Bat Star705 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/43700593

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