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Chews Ridge

Chews Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Chews Ridge rises to 1,549 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cahoon Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

ridge in Monterey County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49684500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1549 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.31116, -121.56827

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
  • Cachagua Community Park: 7.9 mi
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 15.1 mi
  • Centennial Park: 15.3 mi
  • Central Park: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Historic sites: 15
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 5.5 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 7.7 mi
  • Tractor: 10.7 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Tin House: 11.1 mi
Springs: 13
  • Cahoon Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Quail Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Jackhammer Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Pat Springs: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pine Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • McWay Falls: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Attractions: 12
  • Sycamore Flats: 10.2 mi
  • Galante Winery: 11.2 mi
  • Pelton Wheel: 11.9 mi
  • Albino Redwood Tree: 13.0 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 7.7 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 23.4 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 24.0 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 24.1 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 5
Museums: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 16.8 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Chews Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSE 144°1,784 m14.1 mi
Pinyon PeakSE 133°1,602 m14.3 mi
South Ventana ConeWSW 237°1,517 m4.6 mi
Black ButteSSE 154°1,497 m3.4 mi
Ventana Double ConeW 263°1,477 m8.2 mi
Bear MountainSE 135°1,451 m15.0 mi
Uncle Sam MountainWNW 285°1,445 m8.0 mi
Ventana ConeWSW 253°1,434 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1616:56

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9377893800

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