Alder Peak
Alder Peak rises to 1,137 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jewel Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.1 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35723906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,137 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 6.3 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 8 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 8 mi
- Seal Point · 16 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 17 mi
115 named places within 25 miles
- San Martin Top: 1.9 mi
- Silver Peak: 2.6 mi
- Willow Peak: 2.9 mi
- Soda 2: 3.4 mi
- Lion Peak: 3.5 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 2.9 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Conservation Area: 14.0 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve: 14.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 15.5 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area: 15.8 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 5.1 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 11.4 mi
- Devil's Falls: 16.5 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 17.1 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 19.8 mi
- Basket Spring: 1.7 mi
- Bane Spring: 2.2 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 3.1 mi
- Dutra Spring: 5.3 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 6.9 mi
- Jewel Falls: 1.2 mi
- Manning Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 12.1 mi
- Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 18.6 mi
- Old oak park: 21.9 mi
- San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 2: 23.6 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 1: 23.7 mi
- Limekilns: 12.4 mi
- Hearst Castle: 17.8 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 24.2 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 5.1 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 6.0 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 9.6 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 11.2 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 17.8 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 6.2 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 19.6 mi
- The Shut-In: 12.9 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 15.9 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alder Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | N 351° | 1,784 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | N 358° | 1,602 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cone Peak | NNW 329° | 1,572 m | 13.5 mi |
| Twin Peak | NNW 326° | 1,468 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 359° | 1,451 m | 18.9 mi |
| Marble Peak | NW 324° | 1,223 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lost Peak | NNW 335° | 1,174 m | 20.3 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | N 353° | 1,126 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800736
Day trips start here
- Central Coast · 25 mi
- King City · 26 mi
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