Peak · California
Paloma Mountain
Paloma Mountain rises to 1,207 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Palo Escrito Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,207 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.38578, -121.46951
- 18.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 19 mi
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 24 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Palo Escrito Peak: 1.8 mi
- Ell Peak: 2.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.7 mi
- Buckeye Hill: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Cesar Chavez Park: 8.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
- Bill Ramos Park: 8.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 8.5 mi
- Vosti Park: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 11.6 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 14.2 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 17.4 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 18.7 mi
- The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge: 19.2 mi
Springs: 14
- Cahoon Spring: 6.4 mi
- Pajaiso Springs: 6.7 mi
- Quail Spring: 11.0 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 13.6 mi
- Pat Springs: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 11.4 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 11.6 mi
- Greenfield Memorial Hall: 12.7 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Tractor: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 11
- Sycamore Flats: 9.1 mi
- Galante Winery: 12.2 mi
- Savanna: 16.7 mi
- Tiger (Male): 16.8 mi
- Tiger (Female): 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pine Falls: 11.4 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
- Firehose Falls: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 10.3 mi
- Chaparral Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Bear Creek Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 19.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Mission Soledad Museum: 6.5 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 21.1 mi
- Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum: 21.8 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 21.9 mi
- National Steinbeck Center: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 11.2 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 16.1 mi
- The Upper Crust: 16.9 mi
- Discovery Wall: 16.9 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Wreck Beach: 21.1 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Memorial Rose Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Paloma Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | S 170° | 1,784 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | SSE 162° | 1,602 m | 15.8 mi |
| Chews Ridge | SW 227° | 1,549 m | 7.5 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | SW 231° | 1,517 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Butte | SSW 206° | 1,497 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | WSW 246° | 1,477 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,451 m | 16.5 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,445 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:15 | 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 | 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790337
Day trips start here
- Soledad · 8 mi
- Monterey County · 15 mi
- Carmel Valley · 16 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 18 mi
- King City · 23 mi
- Salinas · 23 mi
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