Saddle Mountain
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
- 4.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rumsien Overlook · 4 mi
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 6 mi
- China Lookout · 6 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peñon Peak: 3.1 mi
- Greg's Hill: 4.1 mi
- Loma Alta: 4.1 mi
- Doud Peak: 4.7 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 4.9 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 0.6 mi
- Roach Canyon Park: 2.6 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park - Rancho Cañada: 3.5 mi
- Jacks Peak County Park: 3.5 mi
- Ryan Ranch Park: 4.6 mi
- Rancho Cañada: 3.4 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 3.7 mi
- Curtis: 4.0 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Ishxenta State Park: 4.3 mi
- 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
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 1.4 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 5.2 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 5.2 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 5.5 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 6.0 mi
- Monastery Beach: 5.3 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 5.5 mi
- Carmel Beach: 5.9 mi
- Gibson Beach: 5.9 mi
- Hidden Beach: 6.0 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 5.7 mi
- Walker House: 5.8 mi
- Randy's Fishing Trips: 7.0 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 7.0 mi
- Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 7.0 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 5.6 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 7.0 mi
- The Fisherman: 7.0 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 7.0 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 7.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Sand City Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Memory Garden: 6.9 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 10.8 mi
- Pat Springs: 11.6 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 22.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.6 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 12.7 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 19.2 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventana Double Cone | SSE 157° | 1,477 m | 16.5 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,445 m | 14.0 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SSE 160° | 1,418 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSE 165° | 1,344 m | 9.3 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SSE 153° | 1,298 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SSE 161° | 1,271 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Pines | SSE 151° | 1,266 m | 12.5 mi |
| Devils Peak | SSE 165° | 1,261 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
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
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 6 mi
- Carmel Point · 6 mi
- Carmel Valley · 6 mi
- Monterey · 6 mi
- Seaside · 7 mi
- Pacific Grove · 9 mi
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