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Burned Mountain

Burned Mountain rises to 863 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the south, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 4.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35730567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
863 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.45107, -121.59189

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 48
Historic sites: 29
Attractions: 27
  • Galante Winery: 4.6 mi
  • Savanna: 9.9 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 10.0 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 10.1 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 16.7 mi
Museums: 23
Beaches: 21
Picnic sites: 15
  • Arroyo Seco Day Use: 16.1 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 16.9 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 18.8 mi
Springs: 14
  • Cahoon Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Pat Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Pajaiso Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Quail Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Fern Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Pine Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 9
Gardens: 7
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 17.6 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Memory Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 2
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Burned Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chews RidgeS 172°1,549 m9.8 mi
South Ventana ConeSSW 192°1,517 m12.4 mi
Black ButteSSE 168°1,497 m13.0 mi
Ventana Double ConeSSW 213°1,477 m12.7 mi
Uncle Sam MountainSW 220°1,445 m9.9 mi
Ventana ConeSSW 203°1,434 m12.5 mi
Kandlbinder PeakSW 217°1,418 m13.2 mi
Black ConeS 180°1,363 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525254565962656566635651
Precip in3.93.52.81.40.50.10.00.10.10.81.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800982

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