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Bonifacio Hill

Bonifacio Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bonifacio Hill rises to 734 m in California. South Ventana Cone stands 1,517 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bixby Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35728707, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
734 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35469, -121.84940

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 3.3 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 4.4 mi
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 8.1 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 10.8 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Historic sites: 26
  • Bixby Creek Bridge: 3.2 mi
  • Victorine Ranch: 9.7 mi
  • Tractor: 11.3 mi
  • Sunset Cultural Center: 14.2 mi
  • Tin House: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 22
Museums: 21
Beaches: 19
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Fern Falls: 9.2 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • East Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 14.5 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 16.8 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 6
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 8.2 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Bonifacio Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Ventana ConeESE1,517 m13.1 mi
Ventana Double ConeESE1,477 m8.5 mi
Uncle Sam MountainE1,445 m8.0 mi
Ventana ConeESE1,434 m10.7 mi
Kandlbinder PeakESE1,418 m7.5 mi
Ventana SpiresESE1,357 m8.9 mi
Mount CarmelENE1,344 m4.0 mi
Lion RockESE1,334 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5119:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1716:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/549638499

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