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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
1,266 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
Nature reserves: 44
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: 25
Museums: 23
Beaches: 19
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: 8
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: 6
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 RidgeESE1,549 m9.3 mi
South Ventana ConeSE1,517 m7.5 mi
Black ButteESE1,497 m12.0 mi
Ventana Double ConeS1,477 m4.2 mi
Uncle Sam MountainSE1,445 m1.5 mi
Ventana ConeSSE1,434 m5.7 mi
Kandlbinder PeakS1,418 m4.1 mi
Black ConeSE1,363 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 50–80 °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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