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Mount Olds

Mount Olds, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Olds rises to 914 m in California. Palo Escrito Peak stands 1,352 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is McPhails Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
914 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.64246, -121.39910

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • McPhails Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Harlan: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Johnson: 5.2 mi
  • Bluerock Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Cushman Hill: 7.5 mi
Parks
Museums: 14
Attractions: 12
  • Upper Ranch Entrance: 8.0 mi
  • Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 8.8 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 13.0 mi
  • Savanna: 13.0 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 13.0 mi
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 10
  • Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
  • Lower Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
  • Coulter Group Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Madrone Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Group Area 1: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Sunnyslope Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Jesus Statue: 22.2 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 22.7 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 24.4 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 24.4 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fern Falls: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Mount Olds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palo Escrito PeakSSW 198°1,352 m17.2 mi
Ell PeakS 186°1,297 m19.3 mi
Big MountainE 100°1,211 m21.0 mi
Paloma MountainSSW 192°1,207 m18.2 mi
Twin PeaksS 185°1,202 m18.8 mi
Laveaga PeakNE 36°1,145 m21.1 mi
Potrero PeakNE 43°1,132 m20.2 mi
Henrietta PeakNNE 27°1,095 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5020:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464851545965676865585146

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paicines 4 W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 229995 — Mount Olds, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358772023

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