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Little Pines

Little Pines, seen from above at true elevation

Little Pines rises to 1,266 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Danish Creek Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 7.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1266 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35691, -121.72495

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cachagua Community Park: 4.5 mi
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 8.7 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 9.2 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Tractor: 9.2 mi
  • Bixby Creek Bridge: 10.0 mi
  • Tin House: 12.5 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 12.8 mi
  • Victorine Ranch: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 26
Museums: 23
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 11
  • Firehose Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Pine Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Fern Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 10
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • East Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Arroyo Seco Day Use: 16.0 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 16.2 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 9.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Little Pines. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chews RidgeESE 110°1,549 m9.3 mi
South Ventana ConeSE 139°1,517 m7.5 mi
Black ButteESE 121°1,497 m12.0 mi
Ventana Double ConeS 172°1,477 m4.2 mi
Uncle Sam MountainSE 137°1,445 m1.5 mi
Ventana ConeSSE 153°1,434 m5.7 mi
Kandlbinder PeakS 188°1,418 m4.1 mi
Black ConeSE 143°1,363 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5020:29
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358787934

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