Leary Hill
Leary Hill rises to 179 m in California. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliott Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 179 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 9 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 11 mi
- China Lookout · 15 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elliott Hill: 0.3 mi
- Elliot Hill: 0.5 mi
- Merrilis Hill: 0.5 mi
- Artillery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Wolf Hill: 2.6 mi
- West Camp Park: 2.1 mi
- Douglas MacArthur: 2.2 mi
- Wilderness Court Park: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Park: 2.3 mi
- Laguna Seca Recreational Area: 2.3 mi
- Fort Ord National Monument: 1.2 mi
- Open space: 2.8 mi
- Fort Ord Dunes State Park: 4.2 mi
- Marina Dunes Natural Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Marina State Beach: 5.3 mi
- Steinbeck House & Restaurant: 6.5 mi
- National Steinbeck Center: 6.7 mi
- Boronda History Center: 6.8 mi
- Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Monterey: 7.7 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 6.2 mi
- Monterey Bay Sailing: 7.5 mi
- Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 7.6 mi
- Randy's Fishing Trips: 7.6 mi
- Monterey Whale Watching: 7.6 mi
- Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site: 2.9 mi
- Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 2.9 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 6.9 mi
- Monterey Customhouse: 7.7 mi
- Custom House: 7.7 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 5.1 mi
- Marina State Beach: 5.8 mi
- North Marina: 5.8 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 6.5 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 7.7 mi
- Jesus Statue: 4.3 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 4.9 mi
- The Fisherman: 7.6 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 7.7 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 7.7 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 6.9 mi
- East Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 7.1 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 2.6 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 7.7 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Fern Falls: 11.7 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 19.5 mi
- Firehose Falls: 20.8 mi
- Pine Falls: 23.3 mi
- Highbride Falls: 24.4 mi
- Pat Springs: 18.2 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 18.7 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 21.3 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 23.4 mi
- Stone Spring: 24.1 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 17.3 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 9.7 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Leary Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | S 172° | 1,445 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | S 186° | 1,344 m | 16.7 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | S 176° | 1,298 m | 18.1 mi |
| Little Pines | S 174° | 1,266 m | 18.7 mi |
| Devils Peak | S 185° | 1,261 m | 17.3 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | S 181° | 1,235 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | S 179° | 1,233 m | 18.2 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SSE 169° | 1,200 m | 19.5 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:15 | 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 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658953 — Leary Hill, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/549667368
Day trips start here
- Marina · 5 mi
- Seaside · 5 mi
- Monterey · 7 mi
- Salinas · 7 mi
- Pacific Grove · 9 mi
- Carmel Valley · 10 mi
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