Puerta del Diablo
Puerta del Diablo rises to 554 m in California. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Garrapata State Park, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49064403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 554 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 1 mi
- Calla Lily Valley · 1 mi
- Kasler Point · 2 mi
- China Lookout · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whale Peak: 1.8 mi
- Palo Corona: 1.9 mi
- Doud Peak: 2.3 mi
- Cushing Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Division Knoll: 4.3 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 6.7 mi
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Nature Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park - Rancho Cañada: 7.0 mi
- Carmel Youth Baseball Larson Field: 7.3 mi
- Mission Trails Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Garrapata State Park: 1.6 mi
- Glen Deven Ranch: 2.3 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 3.4 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 8.0 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 9.6 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 11.1 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Walker House: 7.6 mi
- Lone Cypress: 9.8 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 11.0 mi
- Seal Rock: 11.1 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 6.1 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 7.4 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 7.4 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 7.7 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 8.0 mi
- Gibson Beach: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Beach: 5.6 mi
- Weston Beach: 5.7 mi
- Monastery Beach: 6.2 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 6.9 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 9.5 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 11.5 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 11.5 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 11.5 mi
- The Fisherman: 11.6 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fern Falls: 8.8 mi
- Firehose Falls: 10.6 mi
- Highbride Falls: 11.8 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 14.1 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Memory Garden: 11.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 11.4 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- East Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 9.1 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 11.1 mi
- Pat Springs: 10.0 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 18.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.8 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 20.4 mi
- Quail Spring: 24.9 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 13.2 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 14.5 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Puerta del Diablo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventana Double Cone | SE 133° | 1,477 m | 14.1 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,445 m | 12.6 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SE 136° | 1,418 m | 13.3 mi |
| Ventana Spires | SE 132° | 1,357 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | ESE 120° | 1,344 m | 7.1 mi |
| Lion Rock | SE 131° | 1,334 m | 15.6 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | ESE 119° | 1,298 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SE 138° | 1,271 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254177 — Puerta del Diablo, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795802
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 8 mi
- Carmel Point · 8 mi
- Carmel Valley · 9 mi
- Monterey · 11 mi
- Seaside · 12 mi
- Pacific Grove · 13 mi
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