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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Mountain rises to 395 m in California. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Stadium Park Bowl, a park 0.3 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5382981

Wikidata Q49061756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
395 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.49271, -120.65572

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stadium Park Bowl: 0.3 mi
  • Stadium Park - Trailhead: 0.4 mi
  • Traffic Way Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sunken Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Atascadero Lake Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Frog Pond Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 4.9 mi
  • Prospect Benchmark: 5.5 mi
  • Cerro Alto: 7.0 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 7.2 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 16
  • Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 14.2 mi
  • El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 14.7 mi
  • Morro Rock Natural Preserve: 14.7 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 14.7 mi
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 14.8 mi
Springs: 13
  • McLain Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Sulphur Pot: 14.8 mi
  • Balloon Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Fox Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 11
  • Devils Gap: 5.2 mi
  • Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 12.2 mi
  • The P: 13.1 mi
  • Sea Otter Nursery: 14.1 mi
  • Morro Bay Landing: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Morro Strand State Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Morro Rock Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Cayucos State Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 16.5 mi
  • Spooner's Cove: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
  • Holloway Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Arboleda Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • Rockrose: 23.0 mi
  • Meadow View: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Big Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Little Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Little Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Islay Falls: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 6.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiches 2ESE 112°1,104 m18.5 mi
Black MountainESE 112°1,089 m18.3 mi
Hi MountainSE 141°969 m20.7 mi
Cypress MountainWNW 294°894 m18.4 mi
Lopez MountainSSE 162°869 m13.9 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroSE 141°865 m20.1 mi
Vulture RockWNW 297°857 m23.0 mi
Bald MountainSSE 154°855 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4819:4420:22
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0916:1516:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576368727269625347
Precip in3.43.22.80.80.40.00.10.00.10.71.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paso Robles, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4727230709

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