Loma Alta
Loma Alta rises to 324 m in California. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 324 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 2 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 3 mi
- China Lookout · 7 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devil Hill: 1.1 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 3.0 mi
- Greg's Hill: 3.1 mi
- 2 Huckleberry Hill: 3.1 mi
- Ichxenta Point: 4.1 mi
- Jacks Peak County Park: 0.7 mi
- Deer Flats Park: 1.3 mi
- Roach Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
- Fishermans Flats Park: 1.7 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park - Rancho Cañada: 1.8 mi
- Rancho Cañada: 1.8 mi
- Ishxenta State Park: 1.8 mi
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Natural Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Carmel River Bird Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 3.4 mi
- Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada: 2.3 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 2.6 mi
- Monterey Museum of Art: 2.6 mi
- MY Museum: 2.6 mi
- The Old Monterey Jail: 2.6 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 2.3 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 2.6 mi
- Monterey Customhouse: 2.9 mi
- Old Custom House: 2.9 mi
- Custom House: 2.9 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 2.3 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 3.0 mi
- Randy's Fishing Trips: 3.0 mi
- Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 3.0 mi
- Monterey Bay Sailing: 3.0 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 2.7 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 2.8 mi
- Carmel Beach: 3.1 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 3.4 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 3.5 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 3.0 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 3.0 mi
- The Fisherman: 3.0 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 3.2 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 4.1 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 0.9 mi
- East Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 2.3 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Memory Garden: 2.9 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 9.2 mi
- Fern Falls: 10.4 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 15.4 mi
- Firehose Falls: 17.5 mi
- Highbride Falls: 20.0 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 21.8 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 16.8 mi
- Pat Springs: 15.6 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 24.0 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 22.7 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Loma Alta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,445 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SSE 157° | 1,418 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSE 158° | 1,344 m | 13.2 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SSE 150° | 1,298 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SSE 157° | 1,271 m | 20.3 mi |
| Little Pines | SSE 149° | 1,266 m | 16.6 mi |
| Devils Peak | SSE 159° | 1,261 m | 13.8 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SSE 154° | 1,235 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:16 | 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 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9441148151
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 3 mi
- Carmel Point · 3 mi
- Monterey · 3 mi
- Seaside · 4 mi
- Pacific Grove · 5 mi
- Marina · 9 mi
Take the scenic way to Loma Alta.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.