Bishop Peak
Bishop Peak rises to 455 m in California. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Peak Natural Area, a park 0.1 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Bishop Peak is a 1,546-foot (471 m) volcanic plug in San Luis Obispo, California. It is the tallest of the Morros or "Nine Sisters", a chain of similar peaks stretching to Morro Bay. Often said to take its name from its resemblance to a bishop's miter, it is named in homage to the town's name (San Luis Obispo). "Obispo" is the Spanish word for Bishop.
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Wikidata Q4917677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 455 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Avila Overlook · 10 mi
- The Notch · 10 mi
- Octopus Oak · 10 mi
- Concrete Turret · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop Peak Natural Area: 0.1 mi
- Throop Park: 1.3 mi
- O'Neill Green: 1.8 mi
- Anholm Park: 1.9 mi
- Dexter Lawn: 1.9 mi
- Chumash Peak: 0.6 mi
- Cerro San Luis Obispo: 1.7 mi
- Cerro Romauldo: 1.8 mi
- Terrace Hill: 3.3 mi
- Vulture Peak: 3.7 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 2.2 mi
- History Center of San Luis Obispo County: 2.4 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 2.4 mi
- San Luis Obispo Museum of Art: 2.4 mi
- Historic Jack House & Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 2.5 mi
- The P: 2.6 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 2.7 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 8.8 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 10.0 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Mu Chapter: 1.9 mi
- Cerro San Luis Obispo Lemon Grove: 1.9 mi
- Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club Tower Commemoration: 2.0 mi
- Old Town Historic District: 2.7 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 2.9 mi
- Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Johnson Ranch Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 6.6 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Water Tanks: 2.6 mi
- Sun Dial: 2.7 mi
- Blade Structure: 2.7 mi
- Entry Arch: 2.7 mi
- Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn: 2.8 mi
- Avila Beach: 8.8 mi
- Pirates Cove: 8.8 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 9.1 mi
- Fisherman's Beach: 9.4 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 9.7 mi
- McLain Spring: 7.7 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 8.1 mi
- McNeil Spring: 16.6 mi
- Balloon Spring: 20.0 mi
- Fox Spring: 20.4 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 1.5 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 2.6 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rotary Garden: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Lane Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
- Holloway Garden: 10.9 mi
- Rockrose: 13.3 mi
- Willow Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Meadow View: 13.4 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Islay Falls: 9.7 mi
- Big Falls: 10.9 mi
- Little Falls: 12.4 mi
- Storybrook Falls: 23.5 mi
- Cracked Wall: 0.2 mi
- Fossil Point: 9.0 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 8.9 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Bishop Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiches 2 | ENE 72° | 1,104 m | 20.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,089 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hi Mountain | E 101° | 969 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | E 91° | 869 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hi Mountain Potrero | E 99° | 865 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 111° | 855 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gay Mountain | E 97° | 850 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | N 355° | 836 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
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 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 54 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Poly, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239356 — Bishop Peak, San Luis Obispo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358780789
Day trips start here
- San Luis Obispo · 3 mi
- Los Osos · 8 mi
- Avila Beach · 9 mi
- Morro Bay · 10 mi
- Pismo Beach · 11 mi
- Atascadero · 13 mi
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