Peak · California
Haystack Hill
Haystack Hill rises to 638 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is School Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49035575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 638 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.38468, -121.56272
- 15.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 16 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 16 mi
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 19 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- School Hill: 0.7 mi
- Red Hill: 1.1 mi
- Buckeye Hill: 1.3 mi
- Poison Oak Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Cachagua Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.8 mi
- Central Park: 10.9 mi
- Meyer Park: 11.4 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 12.8 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 13.4 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 14.8 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park: 14.9 mi
- Mill Creek Redwood Preserve (closed): 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Suzuki-Roshi: 10.5 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 12.0 mi
- Tractor: 14.4 mi
- Tin House: 15.7 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 21
- Galante Winery: 7.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 12.4 mi
- Savanna: 14.8 mi
- Tiger (Male): 14.9 mi
- Tiger (Female): 14.9 mi
Museums: 20
- Mission Soledad Museum: 11.6 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 16.6 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 17.0 mi
- National Steinbeck Center: 20.9 mi
- Steinbeck House & Restaurant: 20.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Cahoon Spring: 3.9 mi
- Pat Springs: 10.2 mi
- Quail Spring: 10.5 mi
- Pajaiso Springs: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 15
- Wreck Beach: 16.7 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 17.4 mi
- Monastery Beach: 22.4 mi
- Gibson Beach: 22.5 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pine Falls: 7.4 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 11.2 mi
- Firehose Falls: 12.2 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 11.3 mi
- East Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 20.7 mi
- Chaparral Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 6.0 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 20.9 mi
- The Upper Crust: 21.8 mi
- Discovery Wall: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 6
- Memorial Rose Garden: 20.9 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 22.4 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Memory Garden: 23.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 6
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 21.2 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 21.8 mi
- The Fisherman: 23.8 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 23.8 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Haystack Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chews Ridge | S 183° | 1,549 m | 5.1 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | SSW 209° | 1,517 m | 8.6 mi |
| Black Butte | S 172° | 1,497 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | SW 234° | 1,477 m | 10.4 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,445 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ventana Cone | SW 223° | 1,434 m | 9.5 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | WSW 238° | 1,418 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Cone | S 188° | 1,363 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:15 | 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 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 271524 — Haystack Hill, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801403
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 12 mi
- Soledad · 13 mi
- Monterey County · 21 mi
- Salinas · 21 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 22 mi
- Seaside · 22 mi
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