Piedras Blancas
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Piedras Blancas rises to 2 m in California. Alder Peak stands 1,137 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.7 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
peak in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Wikidata Q42904513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
- 9.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Seal Point · 2 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 2 mi
- Elephant Seal Viewing Area · 2 mi
- Elephant Seals Vista Point · 3 mi
99 named places within 25 miles
- Oak Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Yellow Hill: 4.2 mi
- Pine Slope: 5.6 mi
- Garrity Peak: 5.8 mi
- Pine Top Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Zebra Viewing Area: 9.6 mi
- Nit Wit Ridge: 12.7 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Site: 13.5 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 14.3 mi
- The Narrows: 14.4 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area: 0.2 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve: 1.3 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Cambria State Marine Conservation Area: 10.2 mi
- San Simeon Natural Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 6.3 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 10.2 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 10.9 mi
- Moon Stone Beach Park: 12.2 mi
- Shamel Park: 12.2 mi
- School Spring: 8.0 mi
- Dutra Spring: 10.8 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 12.3 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 13.1 mi
- Town Spring: 15.7 mi
- Three Troughs Falls: 7.9 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Manning Falls: 12.1 mi
- Jewel Falls: 14.6 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 5.8 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 11.6 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 20.6 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 18.5 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 20.4 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 5.9 mi
- Cambria Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 6.9 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 24.3 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 0.3 mi
- Hearst Castle: 6.9 mi
- The Shut-In: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Piedras Blancas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Peak | NNW 343° | 1,137 m | 15.9 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | NNW 346° | 1,126 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 81° | 1,093 m | 11.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNW 343° | 1,073 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chalk Peak | NNW 341° | 1,070 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rocky Butte | E 89° | 1,043 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lion Peak | N 352° | 1,036 m | 13.0 mi |
| Three Peaks | N 356° | 974 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:17 | 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 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661219 — Piedras Blancas, San Luis Obispo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808525
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