- Elevation
- 850 m
- Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
- Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 17.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 11.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2142, -121.7179
Boronda Ridge rises to 850 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.0 miles off.
- Elevation
- 850 m
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Boronda Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | ESE 106° | 1,784 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cone Peak | SE 132° | 1,572 m | 16.7 mi |
| Chews Ridge | NE 51° | 1,549 m | 10.7 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | NE 47° | 1,517 m | 6.2 mi |
| Black Butte | ENE 70° | 1,497 m | 10.5 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | N 2° | 1,477 m | 5.7 mi |
| Twin Peak | SE 134° | 1,468 m | 16.2 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | N 4° | 1,445 m | 8.8 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 4 mi
- Bench · 4 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 14 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Timber Top: 0.4 mi
- Mount Olmstead: 1.8 mi
- Michaels Hill: 2.6 mi
- Island Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Saddle Rock: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Pfeiffer Falls: 4.6 mi
- McWay Falls: 4.6 mi
- Pine Falls: 7.2 mi
- Highbride Falls: 7.4 mi
- Firehose Falls: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Tractor: 0.9 mi
- Tin House: 3.2 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 9.2 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 8
- Pelton Wheel: 4.7 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 5.3 mi
- Esalen Institute: 7.6 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 13.1 mi
- Devil's Falls: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Wreck Beach: 4.7 mi
- Gibson Beach: 23.7 mi
- Weston Beach: 24.1 mi
- Monastery Beach: 24.4 mi
Museums: 4
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 8.5 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 21.8 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 24.1 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 3.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 18 mi
- Carmel · 26 mi
- Carmel Point · 26 mi
- Soledad · 26 mi
- Monterey · 28 mi
- Seaside · 28 mi
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