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Poison Oak Hill

Poison Oak Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Poison Oak Hill rises to 833 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is School Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.36635, -121.54383

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 34
Springs: 15
  • Cahoon Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Quail Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Pajaiso Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Pat Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Jackhammer Spring: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 9.3 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 10.5 mi
  • Tractor: 14.2 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Tin House: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Galante Winery: 9.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 10.7 mi
  • Albino Redwood Tree: 15.7 mi
  • Pelton Wheel: 15.9 mi
  • Savanna: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pine Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Fern Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 14.7 mi
Museums: 12
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 6
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 7.2 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 20.4 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 21.2 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 21.3 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 20.7 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 22.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Poison Oak Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSSE 155°1,784 m16.8 mi
Pinyon PeakSSE 146°1,602 m16.4 mi
Chews RidgeSSW 200°1,549 m4.0 mi
South Ventana ConeSW 219°1,517 m8.2 mi
Black ButteS 179°1,497 m6.9 mi
Ventana Double ConeWSW 243°1,477 m10.7 mi
Uncle Sam MountainW 259°1,445 m9.2 mi
Ventana ConeSW 233°1,434 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525254565962656566635651
Precip in3.93.52.81.40.50.10.00.10.10.81.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801943

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