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Pinyon Peak

Pinyon Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pinyon Peak rises to 1,602 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062320, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1602 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.16857, -121.38132

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Old oak park: 11.7 mi
  • Patriot Park: 12.0 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 1: 12.8 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 2: 12.9 mi
  • Pine Canyon Mobile Estates Rec Area: 13.0 mi
Springs: 18
  • Jackhammer Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Quail Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Redondo Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Pajaiso Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Redwood Spring: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Devil's falls: 10.2 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Canogas Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Middle Fork Falls: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 11
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 6.9 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 10.6 mi
  • Limekilns: 13.1 mi
  • Greenfield Memorial Hall: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Arroyo Seco Day Use: 7.2 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 13.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Sycamore Flats: 7.0 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 13.3 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 14.0 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 22.0 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 23.7 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 23.9 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 23.9 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 14.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Pinyon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSW 233°1,784 m2.6 mi
Cone PeakSW 219°1,572 m10.3 mi
Chews RidgeNW 313°1,549 m14.3 mi
South Ventana ConeWNW 297°1,517 m16.0 mi
Black ButteNW 307°1,497 m11.2 mi
Ventana Double ConeWNW 296°1,477 m20.6 mi
Twin PeakSW 222°1,468 m10.7 mi
Bear MountainSSE 160°1,451 m0.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801925

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