Peak · California
Marble Peak
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
- 1,223 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.17356, -121.62794
- 2.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 3 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 20 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 20 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Anderson Peak: 1.0 mi
- Saddle Rock: 2.8 mi
- Michaels Hill: 3.3 mi
- Black Cone: 3.4 mi
- Mount Olmstead: 5.6 mi
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
Nature reserves: 17
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 2.4 mi
- John Little State Natural Reserve: 3.7 mi
- The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge: 4.1 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 4.4 mi
- Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area: 5.5 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: 11
- Cold Spring: 4.0 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 5.4 mi
- Redondo Spring: 5.9 mi
- Quail Spring: 6.9 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 7.7 mi
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
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 9.4 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 15.2 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 19.6 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Wreck Beach: 10.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 23.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 14.2 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 22.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 6.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | E 99° | 1,784 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | E 91° | 1,602 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cone Peak | SE 139° | 1,572 m | 11.2 mi |
| Chews Ridge | NNE 19° | 1,549 m | 10.1 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | N 356° | 1,517 m | 7.0 mi |
| Black Butte | NE 37° | 1,497 m | 8.1 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NNW 330° | 1,477 m | 9.8 mi |
| Twin Peak | SE 141° | 1,468 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
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
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 22 mi
- Soledad · 24 mi
- Monterey County · 26 mi
- King City · 28 mi
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