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Pettits Peak

Pettits Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pettits Peak rises to 625 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
625 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26469, -121.31104

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • Patriot Park: 4.3 mi
  • Hicks Park: 5.4 mi
  • Greenfield City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Jim Maggini Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Park Greenfield: 6.0 mi
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Arroyo Seco Day Use: 9.6 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Sycamore Flats: 4.6 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 20.6 mi
  • Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 21.0 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Devil's falls: 17.5 mi
  • Pine Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Canogas Falls: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • The Upper Crust: 16.0 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 16.2 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 16.2 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 16.3 mi
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Pettits Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSW 216°1,784 m10.2 mi
Pinyon PeakSSW 211°1,602 m7.7 mi
Cone PeakSW 215°1,572 m18.0 mi
Chews RidgeWNW 283°1,549 m14.7 mi
South Ventana ConeW 272°1,517 m18.2 mi
Black ButteW 271°1,497 m12.8 mi
Ventana Double ConeW 276°1,477 m22.6 mi
Twin PeakSW 217°1,468 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4919:4920:27
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367696968635550
Precip in2.42.52.00.80.40.00.00.00.10.51.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 247421 — Pettits Peak, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358790569

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