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Lion Peak

Lion Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Lion Peak rises to 1,036 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Peaks, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.2 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1036 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.85163, -121.32215

Overlooks nearby

Around it

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Attractions: 14
  • Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 8.3 mi
  • Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 14.9 mi
  • Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 16.4 mi
  • The Narrows: 16.5 mi
  • South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 17.5 mi
Parks: 12
  • Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 15.2 mi
  • San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
  • Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 20.7 mi
  • San Simeon Beach State Park: 21.7 mi
  • Old oak park: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Manning Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Jewel Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Salmon Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Middle Fork Falls: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hearst Castle: 14.4 mi
  • Limekilns: 15.8 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 24.6 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • The Shut-In: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakNNW 345°1,784 m21.0 mi
Pinyon PeakN 351°1,602 m22.1 mi
Cone PeakNW 325°1,572 m16.9 mi
Twin PeakNW 323°1,468 m17.4 mi
Bear MountainN 352°1,451 m21.4 mi
Lost PeakNNW 331°1,174 m23.5 mi
Alder PeakNW 311°1,137 m3.5 mi
Slick Rock PeakNNW 339°1,126 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535255566164666869655852
Precip in6.06.24.82.00.70.10.10.00.11.12.36.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272062 — Lion Peak, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801592

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