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Marble Peak

Marble Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Marble Peak rises to 1,223 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1223 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.17356, -121.62794

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 19
Parks: 19
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 15.6 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 17.2 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 17.8 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • McWay Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Devil's falls: 8.2 mi
  • Canogas Falls: 8.4 mi
Springs: 12
Attractions: 10
  • Pelton Wheel: 2.5 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 3.4 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 8.4 mi
  • Albino Redwood Tree: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Tin House: 3.0 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 5.8 mi
  • Tractor: 6.6 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Marble Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakE 99°1,784 m11.8 mi
Pinyon PeakE 91°1,602 m13.8 mi
Cone PeakSE 139°1,572 m11.2 mi
Chews RidgeNNE 19°1,549 m10.1 mi
South Ventana ConeN 356°1,517 m7.0 mi
Black ButteNE 37°1,497 m8.1 mi
Ventana Double ConeNNW 330°1,477 m9.8 mi
Twin PeakSE 141°1,468 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1616:56

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272345 — Marble Peak, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801689

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