Peak · California
Miller Mountain
Miller Mountain rises to 1,319 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,319 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.31913, -121.64550
- 8.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 11 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 15 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 15 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ventana Cone: 3.0 mi
- South Ventana Cone: 3.1 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Lion Rock: 3.3 mi
- Ventana Spires: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Cachagua Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 8.9 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 12.4 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 13.2 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park: 8.6 mi
- The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge: 10.1 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 10.3 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 10.4 mi
- Andrew Molera State Park: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Suzuki-Roshi: 7.9 mi
- Tractor: 8.0 mi
- Tin House: 9.9 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 11.1 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 22
- Galante Winery: 9.1 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 9.2 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 11.1 mi
- Esalen Institute: 13.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 14.5 mi
Museums: 19
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 11.2 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 16.7 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 17.2 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 21.4 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 13
- Wreck Beach: 10.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 11.1 mi
- Gibson Beach: 20.8 mi
- Hidden Beach: 21.1 mi
- Monastery Beach: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Pine Falls: 1.3 mi
- Firehose Falls: 6.9 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 8.7 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 9.2 mi
Springs: 9
- Cahoon Spring: 4.9 mi
- Pat Springs: 6.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.7 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 8.5 mi
- Quail Spring: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 10.9 mi
- East Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 20.7 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 6
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 22.0 mi
- The Fisherman: 24.0 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 24.0 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Sand City Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Memory Garden: 24.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 4.8 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 5.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Miller Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chews Ridge | E 97° | 1,549 m | 4.3 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | S 171° | 1,517 m | 3.1 mi |
| Black Butte | ESE 122° | 1,497 m | 6.8 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | WSW 248° | 1,477 m | 4.1 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,445 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ventana Cone | SW 217° | 1,434 m | 3.0 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | WSW 254° | 1,418 m | 5.2 mi |
| Black Cone | SSE 158° | 1,363 m | 7.8 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 245928 — Miller Mountain, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358789169
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 12 mi
- Soledad · 19 mi
- Carmel · 22 mi
- Carmel Point · 22 mi
- Seaside · 23 mi
- Monterey · 24 mi
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