Skip to content

Big Dome

Big Dome rises to 64 m in California. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Whalers Knoll, a peak 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q35727078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
64 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.52274, -121.94746

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Whalers Knoll: 0.2 mi
  • Cannery Point: 0.4 mi
  • Sand Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Coal Chute Point: 0.6 mi
  • Granite Point: 0.6 mi
Parks
Nature reserves: 47
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 23
Beaches: 22
Attractions: 22
  • Walker House: 1.8 mi
  • Lone Cypress: 3.3 mi
  • Seal Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 6.4 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 12
Picnic sites: 6
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 5.6 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 15.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Big Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSE1,445 m18.4 mi
Kandlbinder PeakSE1,418 m19.5 mi
Mount CarmelSE1,344 m13.0 mi
Danish Creek PeakSE1,298 m16.1 mi
Mulberger DomeSE1,271 m19.8 mi
Little PinesSE1,266 m16.9 mi
Devils PeakSE1,261 m13.5 mi
Big Pines PeakSE1,235 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5119:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:57

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358849819

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Big Dome.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens