Peak · California
Palo Corona
Palo Corona rises to 906 m in California. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitteldorf Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49059570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 906 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.45098, -121.87034
- 2.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 3 mi
- Calla Lily Valley · 3 mi
- Kasler Point · 4 mi
- China Lookout · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puerta del Diablo: 1.9 mi
- Doud Peak: 2.0 mi
- Whale Peak: 3.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 4.3 mi
- Cushing Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 5.0 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park - Rancho Cañada: 6.1 mi
- Roach Canyon Park: 6.5 mi
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Nature Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Carmel Youth Baseball Larson Field: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Garrapata State Park: 2.4 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 3.1 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Victorine Ranch: 4.0 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 7.5 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 9.1 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 23
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 5.8 mi
- Walker House: 7.3 mi
- Lone Cypress: 9.7 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 9.9 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 10.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 6.0 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 6.1 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 6.9 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 6.9 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 22
- Gibson Beach: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Beach: 5.7 mi
- Weston Beach: 5.9 mi
- Monastery Beach: 6.0 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 9
- Images of Pebble Beach: 9.3 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 10.3 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 10.6 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 10.7 mi
- The Fisherman: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Fern Falls: 7.1 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 8.0 mi
- Firehose Falls: 10.3 mi
- Highbride Falls: 12.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 7
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 10.6 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.6 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- East Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 7.9 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 10.1 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Pat Springs: 9.3 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 18.9 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 19.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
- Quail Spring: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 12.0 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 16.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 15.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Palo Corona. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventana Double Cone | SE 141° | 1,477 m | 13.7 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 130° | 1,445 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SE 144° | 1,418 m | 13.0 mi |
| Ventana Spires | SE 139° | 1,357 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SE 135° | 1,344 m | 6.4 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SE 128° | 1,298 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SE 146° | 1,271 m | 13.3 mi |
| Little Pines | SE 129° | 1,266 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272854 — Palo Corona, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801869
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 8 mi
- Carmel Point · 8 mi
- Carmel Valley · 8 mi
- Monterey · 10 mi
- Seaside · 11 mi
- Pacific Grove · 12 mi
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