Peak · California
Mount Olmstead
Mount Olmstead rises to 1,094 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sykes Hot Spring, a hot spring 1.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,094 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.23328, -121.69506
- 2.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 4 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 14 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 14 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Timber Top: 1.4 mi
- Boronda Ridge: 1.8 mi
- Michaels Hill: 2.3 mi
- Island Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Ventana Cone: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge: 3.7 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park: 4.6 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 4.6 mi
- Andrew Molera State Park: 8.1 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 8.5 mi
Parks: 23
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 11.5 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 11.9 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 12.6 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Pfeiffer Falls: 5.1 mi
- McWay Falls: 5.4 mi
- Pine Falls: 5.4 mi
- Firehose Falls: 7.6 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Tractor: 1.9 mi
- Tin House: 3.8 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 7.9 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 11.6 mi
Springs: 9
- Cold Spring: 1.7 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 2.0 mi
- Quail Spring: 9.2 mi
- Pat Springs: 9.4 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Pelton Wheel: 5.3 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 5.8 mi
- Esalen Institute: 8.1 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 13.6 mi
- Devil's Falls: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- Wreck Beach: 5.8 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 6.9 mi
- Gibson Beach: 23.3 mi
- Hidden Beach: 23.6 mi
- Weston Beach: 23.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 9.0 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 20.9 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 22.3 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 24.0 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 12.0 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- East Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 24.7 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 1.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 12.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Mount Olmstead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chews Ridge | NE 53° | 1,549 m | 8.9 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | NE 48° | 1,517 m | 4.3 mi |
| Black Butte | ENE 75° | 1,497 m | 8.9 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NNW 346° | 1,477 m | 4.5 mi |
| Twin Peak | SE 140° | 1,468 m | 16.3 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | N 355° | 1,445 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ventana Cone | NNE 15° | 1,434 m | 3.6 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | NNW 334° | 1,418 m | 5.0 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272793 — Mount Olmstead, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801849
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 17 mi
- Soledad · 24 mi
- Carmel · 25 mi
- Carmel Point · 25 mi
- Monterey · 27 mi
- Seaside · 27 mi
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