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Michaels Hill

Michaels Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Michaels Hill rises to 1,144 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.20496, -121.67189

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 24
Parks: 15
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 13.3 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 14.0 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 14.6 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • McWay Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Pine Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 9.9 mi
Springs: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Pelton Wheel: 3.2 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 5.9 mi
  • Albino Redwood Tree: 7.8 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 11.3 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Tin House: 1.9 mi
  • Tractor: 3.4 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 6.8 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 12.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Michaels Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakESE 106°1,784 m14.7 mi
Pinyon PeakE 99°1,602 m16.4 mi
Cone PeakSE 137°1,572 m14.4 mi
Chews RidgeNE 38°1,549 m9.3 mi
South Ventana ConeNNE 22°1,517 m5.2 mi
Black ButteENE 59°1,497 m8.4 mi
Ventana Double ConeNNW 339°1,477 m6.8 mi
Twin PeakSE 139°1,468 m13.9 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 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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661020 — Michaels Hill, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808343

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