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Bluerock Mountain

Bluerock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bluerock Mountain rises to 782 m in California. Palo Escrito Peak stands 1,352 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Spring, a spring 3.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 22 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35728475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
782 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.68135, -121.48633

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 46
  • Upper Ranch Entrance: 7.2 mi
  • Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 7.3 mi
  • St. Francis Retreat: 9.6 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 9.8 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 9.8 mi
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 22
Picnic sites: 19
  • Madrone Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Coulter Group Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
  • Lower Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
  • Group Area 1: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Sunnyslope Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 15.6 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Garden Essential: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Jesus Statue: 17.2 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 17.2 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 18.9 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 18.9 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Marina State Beach: 17.9 mi
  • North Marina: 17.9 mi
  • Island Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Jetty Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 20.6 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fern Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Bluerock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palo Escrito PeakS1,352 m19.1 mi
Ell PeakS1,297 m22.0 mi
Paloma MountainS1,207 m20.4 mi
Twin PeaksS1,202 m21.7 mi
Henrietta PeakNE1,095 m20.8 mi
Mount ToroSSW1,081 m12.7 mi
Reinoso PeakENE1,049 m21.6 mi
Mount JohnsonESE1,048 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5020:29
September equinox06:5518:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355575962636464625651
Precip in2.62.42.10.90.40.10.00.00.10.61.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/549669623

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