Chumash Peak
Chumash Peak rises to 241 m in California. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Chumash Peak is a 1,257 ft (383 m) mountain in San Luis Obispo County, California. It is just northwest of San Luis Obispo, on the south side of California State Route 1. The peak is one of the volcanic plugs known as the Nine Sisters, between Cerro Romauldo to its West and Bishop Peak to its East. In 1964 the hill was named in recognition of the Chumash Indians who lived in the area due to efforts by Louisiana Dart, curator of the San Luis Obispo County Museum. Access to the peak is currently unavailable. The peak was quarried in the 1970s for foundation material in the construction of new buildings on the Cuesta College campus nearby.
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Wikidata Q5116141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 241 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Avila Overlook · 10 mi
- Octopus Oak · 11 mi
- The Notch · 11 mi
- Concrete Turret · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop Peak: 0.6 mi
- Cerro Romauldo: 1.2 mi
- Cerro San Luis Obispo: 2.2 mi
- Terrace Hill: 3.9 mi
- Vulture Peak: 4.2 mi
- Bishop Peak Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Throop Park: 1.9 mi
- El Chorro Regional Park: 2.3 mi
- O'Neill Green: 2.4 mi
- Dexter Lawn: 2.5 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 2.7 mi
- History Center of San Luis Obispo County: 3.0 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 3.0 mi
- San Luis Obispo Museum of Art: 3.0 mi
- Historic Jack House & Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 3.1 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 3.1 mi
- The P: 3.1 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 8.2 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 9.4 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Mu Chapter: 2.4 mi
- Cerro San Luis Obispo Lemon Grove: 2.5 mi
- Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club Tower Commemoration: 2.6 mi
- Old Town Historic District: 3.3 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 3.5 mi
- Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Johnson Ranch Open Space: 5.6 mi
- Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 6.1 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Water Tanks: 3.0 mi
- Sun Dial: 3.1 mi
- Blade Structure: 3.1 mi
- Entry Arch: 3.1 mi
- Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn: 3.3 mi
- Avila Beach: 9.0 mi
- Pirates Cove: 9.0 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 9.2 mi
- Fisherman's Beach: 9.5 mi
- McLain Spring: 7.5 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 8.6 mi
- McNeil Spring: 17.2 mi
- Balloon Spring: 20.4 mi
- Fox Spring: 20.8 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 1.9 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 3.2 mi
- Rotary Garden: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Lane Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
- Holloway Garden: 10.4 mi
- Rockrose: 13.9 mi
- Willow Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Meadow View: 14.0 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Islay Falls: 9.2 mi
- Big Falls: 11.5 mi
- Little Falls: 12.9 mi
- Storybrook Falls: 24.0 mi
- Cracked Wall: 0.8 mi
- Fossil Point: 9.2 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 9.2 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Chumash Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiches 2 | ENE 73° | 1,104 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hi Mountain | ESE 101° | 969 m | 16.2 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | E 93° | 869 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hi Mountain Potrero | E 100° | 865 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 112° | 855 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gay Mountain | E 98° | 850 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | N 359° | 836 m | 6.1 mi |
| Black Butte | E 86° | 824 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 54 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Poly, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796412
Day trips start here
- San Luis Obispo · 3 mi
- Los Osos · 7 mi
- Avila Beach · 9 mi
- Morro Bay · 9 mi
- Pismo Beach · 11 mi
- Atascadero · 12 mi
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