Peñon Peak
Peñon Peak rises to 685 m in California. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Garland Ranch Regional Park, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5383267.
Wikidata Q49062322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 685 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rumsien Overlook · 7 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 8 mi
- China Lookout · 8 mi
- Calla Lily Valley · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vasquez Knob: 2.1 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Palo Corona: 5.4 mi
- Fish Head Hill: 6.0 mi
- Doud Peak: 6.3 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 2.5 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Roach Canyon Park: 5.7 mi
- Leguna Seca Recreational Area: 6.1 mi
- Jacks Peak County Park: 6.5 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 1.6 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 5.9 mi
- Rancho Cañada: 6.6 mi
- Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 6.9 mi
- Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site: 6.9 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 8.3 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 8.6 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 8.9 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 2.5 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 8.3 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 8.3 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 8.6 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 8.8 mi
- Galante Winery: 6.8 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 8.4 mi
- Walker House: 8.9 mi
- Randy's Fishing Trips: 9.9 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 9.9 mi
- Monastery Beach: 8.2 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 8.5 mi
- Gibson Beach: 8.5 mi
- Hidden Beach: 8.7 mi
- Weston Beach: 8.9 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 8.0 mi
- The Fisherman: 9.9 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 9.9 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 9.9 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 10.6 mi
- East Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 6.6 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 9.0 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Fern Falls: 3.3 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 9.9 mi
- Firehose Falls: 11.4 mi
- Highbride Falls: 14.8 mi
- Pine Falls: 15.2 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Memory Garden: 9.8 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 12.1 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Pat Springs: 9.0 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 16.9 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 19.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.1 mi
- Quail Spring: 22.7 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 9.6 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 17.3 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Peñon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventana Double Cone | SSE 163° | 1,477 m | 13.9 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,445 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SSE 168° | 1,418 m | 13.6 mi |
| Ventana Spires | SSE 161° | 1,357 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | S 181° | 1,344 m | 7.2 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSE 146° | 1,319 m | 14.2 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SSE 162° | 1,298 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SSE 168° | 1,271 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/549646207
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 3 mi
- Carmel · 9 mi
- Carmel Point · 9 mi
- Monterey · 9 mi
- Seaside · 9 mi
- Pacific Grove · 12 mi
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