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Alder Peak

Alder Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35723906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88477, -121.36964

Overlooks nearby

118 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 11
Attractions: 11
  • 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
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Parks: 8
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
  • Limekilns: 12.4 mi
  • Hearst Castle: 17.8 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 21.3 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • The Shut-In: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakN 351°1,784 m18.2 mi
Pinyon PeakN 358°1,602 m19.6 mi
Cone PeakNNW 329°1,572 m13.5 mi
Twin PeakNNW 326°1,468 m14.0 mi
Bear MountainN 359°1,451 m18.9 mi
Marble PeakNW 324°1,223 m24.6 mi
Lost PeakNNW 335°1,174 m20.3 mi
Slick Rock PeakN 353°1,126 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535255566164666869655852
Precip in6.06.24.82.00.70.10.10.00.11.12.36.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800736

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