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Post Summit

Post Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Post Summit rises to 1,050 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrew Molera Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49063617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,050 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28896, -121.79192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 5.3 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 6.2 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 10.5 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Historic sites: 26
  • Tractor: 5.7 mi
  • Bixby Creek Bridge: 8.5 mi
  • Tin House: 9.8 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 13.8 mi
  • Victorine Ranch: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 24
Museums: 19
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 12
  • Highbride Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Pine Falls: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 18.5 mi
  • Images of Pebble Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 21.5 mi
  • Pietro Ferrante Statue: 22.5 mi
  • Santa Rosalia Statue: 22.5 mi
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Arroyo Seco Day Use: 17.8 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 19.4 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 3.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 9.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Post Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chews RidgeE1,549 m12.5 mi
South Ventana ConeE1,517 m8.7 mi
Black ButteE1,497 m14.0 mi
Ventana Double ConeE1,477 m4.3 mi
Uncle Sam MountainNE1,445 m6.0 mi
Ventana ConeE1,434 m6.3 mi
Kandlbinder PeakE1,418 m3.2 mi
Black ConeESE1,363 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1716:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 273093 — Post Summit, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801950

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