Monarch Peak
Monarch Peak rises to 816 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Banchero Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 816 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Banchero Rock: 0.6 mi
- Cleveland Rock: 2.2 mi
- Austin Peak: 2.9 mi
- Chalk Peak: 3.5 mi
- Negro Hill: 3.8 mi
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 13.0 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 14.8 mi
- City of King Park: 17.8 mi
- Town Square Park: 17.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 17.9 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 11.5 mi
- McMillan Spring: 11.9 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 12.7 mi
- Rambo Spring: 13.2 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 14.6 mi
- Car: 14.0 mi
- Outhouse: 14.6 mi
- Vehicle: 15.1 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 15.2 mi
- Bus: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Area A: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 19.1 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 14.0 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 23.9 mi
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 15.6 mi
- New Idria: 15.6 mi
- Laguna falls: 8.9 mi
- The Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Monarch Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | NE 41° | 1,597 m | 13.8 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | NE 52° | 1,560 m | 14.5 mi |
| Condon Peak | ENE 57° | 1,514 m | 12.5 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | NE 35° | 1,472 m | 14.6 mi |
| Alta Peak | NE 39° | 1,428 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sampson Peak | NNE 23° | 1,420 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Hill | NNE 33° | 1,418 m | 14.8 mi |
| Idria Peak | NNE 28° | 1,415 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 246078 — Monarch Peak, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358789289
Day trips start here
- King City · 18 mi
- Monterey County · 23 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 28 mi
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