Morro Rock
Morro Rock rises to 177 m in California. Rocky Butte stands 1,043 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Morro Rock Natural Preserve, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Volcanic plug in United States of America.
Wikidata Q2038580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 7 mi
- Estero Bay · 7 mi
- Avila Overlook · 18 mi
- Octopus Oak · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cerro Cabrillo: 3.2 mi
- Hang Glider Hill: 4.1 mi
- Hollister Peak: 4.9 mi
- Hazard Peak: 6.0 mi
- Coleman Park: 0.4 mi
- Anchor Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Lila Keiser Park: 0.9 mi
- Mariner Park: 1.0 mi
- Tidelands Park: 1.2 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 0.7 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 0.9 mi
- Morro Bay Museum of Natural History: 2.1 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 12.6 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 13.0 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 0.6 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 0.7 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 2.0 mi
- Devils Gap: 9.5 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 12.6 mi
- Morro Rock Natural Preserve: 0.0 mi
- Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 0.9 mi
- Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 2.1 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Sweet Springs Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Morro Rock California Registered Historical Landmark: 0.2 mi
- Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker: 0.4 mi
- Landing of the First Filipinos: 0.5 mi
- Jeff, Anne, and Siena Fairbanks Memorial: 3.3 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Mu Chapter: 12.4 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 0.2 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 0.7 mi
- Udderly Osos: 3.3 mi
- Portola's Sacred Expedition: 4.5 mi
- Water Tanks: 12.5 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 0.4 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 3.0 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 5.7 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 6.7 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 8.3 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 11.7 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 13.2 mi
- Rotary Garden: 13.6 mi
- Bill Shepard Native Plant Garden: 14.3 mi
- Holloway Garden: 6.8 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
- Rockrose: 23.8 mi
- Willow Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Meadow View: 23.9 mi
- Islay Falls: 6.9 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Big Falls: 21.4 mi
- Little Falls: 22.9 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Cracked Wall: 10.8 mi
- Fossil Point: 15.7 mi
- McLain Spring: 11.4 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 18.4 mi
- Town Spring: 22.8 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 16.0 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Morro Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Butte | NNW 332° | 1,043 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cypress Mountain | NNW 343° | 894 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | ESE 106° | 869 m | 17.0 mi |
| Vulture Rock | NNW 336° | 857 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 113° | 855 m | 22.4 mi |
| Gay Mountain | ESE 108° | 850 m | 18.1 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | E 79° | 836 m | 9.1 mi |
| Black Butte | ESE 104° | 824 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
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 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255643 — Morro Rock, San Luis Obispo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796445
Day trips start here
- Morro Bay · 1 mi
- Los Osos · 5 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 13 mi
- Atascadero · 14 mi
- Avila Beach · 15 mi
- Pismo Beach · 19 mi
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