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Chumash Peak

Chumash Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
241 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.30640, -120.70694

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 26
Attractions: 19
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 14
  • 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
Artworks: 13
Springs: 12
  • McLain Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Sulphur Pot: 8.6 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 14.8 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 15.2 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Avila Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 9.0 mi
  • Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 9.1 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Islay Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Big Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Little Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Little Falls: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 9.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiches 2ENE 73°1,104 m20.9 mi
Black MountainENE 73°1,089 m20.8 mi
Hi MountainESE 101°969 m16.2 mi
Lopez MountainE 93°869 m7.3 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroE 100°865 m15.9 mi
Bald MountainESE 112°855 m12.4 mi
Gay MountainE 98°850 m8.2 mi
Tassajera PeakN 359°836 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:22
September equinox06:5218:2819:01
December solstice07:0916:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545557586164666767655954
Precip in5.14.93.91.40.50.10.10.00.10.82.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Poly, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796412

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