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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: 47
  • 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: 20
  • 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: 17
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Sunnyslope Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 13
  • 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
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
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 PeakS 181°1,352 m19.1 mi
Ell PeakS 172°1,297 m22.0 mi
Paloma MountainS 177°1,207 m20.4 mi
Twin PeaksS 171°1,202 m21.7 mi
Henrietta PeakNE 42°1,095 m20.8 mi
Mount ToroSSW 213°1,081 m12.7 mi
Reinoso PeakENE 63°1,049 m21.6 mi
Mount JohnsonESE 117°1,048 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 5080 °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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