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Saddle Mountain

Saddle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Mountain rises to 347 m in California. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Garland Ranch Regional Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.51584, -121.83274

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 26
  • Sunset Cultural Center: 5.5 mi
  • Ingersol Family Statue: 6.1 mi
  • Victorine Ranch: 6.3 mi
  • Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 6.6 mi
  • Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site: 6.7 mi
Museums: 24
Beaches: 24
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • East Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 3.7 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 6.1 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 18.1 mi
Springs: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 19.2 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Saddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ventana Double ConeSSE 157°1,477 m16.5 mi
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 150°1,445 m14.0 mi
Kandlbinder PeakSSE 160°1,418 m16.0 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 165°1,344 m9.3 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 153°1,298 m11.8 mi
Mulberger DomeSSE 161°1,271 m16.4 mi
Little PinesSSE 151°1,266 m12.5 mi
Devils PeakSSE 165°1,261 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535454555860626362605652
Precip in3.53.02.81.00.50.10.00.00.10.91.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252405 — Saddle Mountain, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795247

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