Blue Rock Ridge
Blue Rock Ridge rises to 849 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east-southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Pines, a peak 1.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Ridge in Monterey County, California, United States.
Wikidata Q49682132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 849 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 11 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 11 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Pines: 1.9 mi
- Danish Creek Peak: 1.9 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Uncle Sam Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pat Springs Peak: 2.8 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 7.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 9.8 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 10.7 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 11.2 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 7.4 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Brazil Ranch: 9.6 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park: 9.6 mi
- Andrew Molera State Park: 9.7 mi
- Tractor: 10.8 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 10.9 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 13.3 mi
- Tin House: 13.9 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 14.3 mi
- Galante Winery: 5.1 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 9.6 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 10.9 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 15.4 mi
- Savanna: 15.4 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 10.0 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 11.3 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 16.2 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 16.4 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 16.4 mi
- Wreck Beach: 11.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 11.5 mi
- Gibson Beach: 15.6 mi
- Monastery Beach: 15.8 mi
- Hidden Beach: 15.9 mi
- Firehose Falls: 5.1 mi
- Fern Falls: 5.8 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 6.0 mi
- Pine Falls: 6.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 9.5 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 16.7 mi
- The Fisherman: 18.6 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 18.6 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 18.7 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 18.8 mi
- Pat Springs: 2.4 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.7 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 11.8 mi
- Quail Spring: 14.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 15.4 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 16.1 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 17.8 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 18.6 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 19.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 20.6 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 2.0 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 8.9 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Blue Rock Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chews Ridge | ESE 121° | 1,549 m | 9.0 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | SSE 152° | 1,517 m | 8.2 mi |
| Black Butte | SE 130° | 1,497 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | S 184° | 1,477 m | 5.7 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | S 180° | 1,445 m | 2.7 mi |
| Ventana Cone | SSE 166° | 1,434 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SSW 195° | 1,418 m | 5.9 mi |
| Black Cone | SSE 151° | 1,363 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9548296530
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 7 mi
- Carmel · 17 mi
- Carmel Point · 17 mi
- Monterey · 18 mi
- Seaside · 18 mi
- Pacific Grove · 21 mi
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