Peak · California
Fish Head Hill
Fish Head Hill rises to 772 m in California. South Ventana Cone stands 1,517 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Carmel, a peak 1.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 772 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.40440, -121.76660
- 7.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 8 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Kasler Point · 8 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Carmel: 1.8 mi
- Devils Peak: 2.2 mi
- Big Pines Peak: 2.3 mi
- Pat Springs Peak: 3.0 mi
- Skinner Ridge: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 5.6 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 8.1 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 8.9 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 50
- Mill Creek Redwood Preserve (closed): 4.8 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 5.0 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Glen Deven Ranch: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 10.6 mi
- Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 12.5 mi
- Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site: 12.5 mi
- Tractor: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 25
- Galante Winery: 6.0 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 10.1 mi
- Walker House: 13.3 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 14.2 mi
Museums: 23
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 8.4 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 9.2 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 12.5 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 12.8 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 21
- Pfeiffer Beach: 11.8 mi
- Wreck Beach: 11.9 mi
- Gibson Beach: 11.9 mi
- Hidden Beach: 12.2 mi
- Monastery Beach: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 13.9 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 15.3 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 15.5 mi
- The Fisherman: 15.5 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 15.5 mi
Springs: 9
- Pat Springs: 3.1 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 12.7 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 13.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.1 mi
- Quail Spring: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Fern Falls: 3.9 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 4.5 mi
- Firehose Falls: 5.5 mi
- Highbride Falls: 9.4 mi
- Pine Falls: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- East Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 12.2 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 14.7 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 7
- Sand City Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 15.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 15.5 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 5.5 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 11.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Fish Head Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ventana Cone | SE 141° | 1,517 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | SSE 159° | 1,477 m | 8.0 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 143° | 1,445 m | 5.5 mi |
| Ventana Cone | SSE 149° | 1,434 m | 9.7 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SSE 166° | 1,418 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ventana Spires | SSE 156° | 1,357 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SW 223° | 1,344 m | 1.8 mi |
| Lion Rock | SSE 152° | 1,334 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660636 — Fish Head Hill, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808059
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 5 mi
- Carmel · 13 mi
- Carmel Point · 13 mi
- Monterey · 15 mi
- Seaside · 15 mi
- Pacific Grove · 17 mi
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