Fremont Peak
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Fremont Peak rises to 966 m in California. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fremont Peak State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 23 miles off.
The story
Fremont Peak or Frémont Peak, historically known as Gabilán Peak, is a summit in the Gabilan Range, one of the mountain ranges paralleling California's central coast. The peak affords clear views of the Salinas Valley, Monterey Bay, the southern part of the Santa Clara Valley, and surrounding mountain ranges. It is located on Rocky Ridge, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Salinas, California. The peak is the site of Fremont Peak State Park which was established with 188 acres (76 ha) in 1936. Today the park has camping and picnic facilities, and is favored by astronomers for its clear views unsullied by artificial light. The Fremont Peak Observatory Association maintains a 30-inch (760 mm) diameter f/4.8 Newtonian "Challenger" telescope which was built by telescope maker Kevin Medlock in the early 1980s. The peak is also the site of the transmitters for television stations such as KSBW and KCBA and for radio stations such as KDON-FM.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5501612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 966 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 26 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fremont Peak State Park: 0.2 mi
- Fremont Peak State Park: 3.3 mi
- Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area: Upper Ranch: 5.5 mi
- San Juan Bautista State Historic Park: 6.3 mi
- Plaza Square: 6.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 5.1 mi
- Bluerock Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Mount Harlan: 6.9 mi
- Flint Hills: 8.6 mi
- Schneider Hill: 8.7 mi
- St. Francis Retreat: 4.4 mi
- Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 5.1 mi
- Upper Ranch Entrance: 5.9 mi
- Swank Farms: 10.9 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 12.1 mi
- Pescadero Ranch Reserve: 12.5 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve: 13.7 mi
- Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South): 14.8 mi
- Old Livery Stables: 6.3 mi
- Castro-Breen Adobe: 6.3 mi
- Zanetta House: 6.3 mi
- Old Mission Jail: 6.4 mi
- Matthews House: 8.3 mi
- Madrone Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Coulter Group Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Lower Day Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Group Area 2: 10.7 mi
- Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark: 5.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 17.3 mi
- Old City Hall: 17.6 mi
- Edgar Holloway House: 17.8 mi
- Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 8.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Garden Essential: 15.6 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 13.9 mi
- Motorcycle from license plates: 15.7 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 15.7 mi
- Jesus Statue: 17.1 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 17.7 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 3.7 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 12.3 mi
- Stone Spring: 13.6 mi
- Log Trough Spring: 20.6 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 22.8 mi
- Island Beach: 16.1 mi
- Jetty Beach: 16.2 mi
- North Marina: 17.4 mi
- Marina State Beach: 17.4 mi
- Palm Beach: 19.1 mi
- Swanson Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 18.4 mi
- Fern Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Fremont Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | ENE 63° | 1,145 m | 20.3 mi |
| Potrero Peak | ENE 71° | 1,132 m | 20.7 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | NE 56° | 1,095 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Toro | SSW 200° | 1,081 m | 17.0 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | ENE 78° | 1,049 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Johnson | SE 134° | 1,048 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NE 50° | 1,021 m | 21.7 mi |
| McPhails Peak | SE 132° | 1,016 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hollister 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/621673186
Day trips start here
- San Juan Bautista · 6 mi
- Hollister · 9 mi
- Salinas · 10 mi
- Moss Landing · 16 mi
- Marina · 17 mi
- Watsonville · 18 mi
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