Silver Peak
Silver Peak rises to 1,073 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda 2, a peak 1.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.0 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1073 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 3.7 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 5 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 6 mi
- Seal Point · 14 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 14 mi
123 named places within 25 miles
- Soda 2: 1.1 mi
- Salmon Head: 1.4 mi
- Lion Peak: 2.1 mi
- Salmon Cone: 2.6 mi
- Thorndyke Top: 2.6 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 6.6 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 13.8 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 18.2 mi
- The Narrows: 18.3 mi
- Devil's Falls: 18.9 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 2.8 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Conservation Area: 11.4 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve: 11.9 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area: 13.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 17.9 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 1.2 mi
- Dutra Spring: 3.0 mi
- Basket Spring: 4.2 mi
- Bane Spring: 4.7 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 5.6 mi
- Manning Falls: 1.2 mi
- Jewel Falls: 1.4 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 14.5 mi
- Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 16.2 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 21.6 mi
- San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 22.6 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 22.6 mi
- Old oak park: 23.9 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 6.5 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 7.9 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 8.1 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 17.1 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 23.3 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 13.1 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 15.5 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Limekilns: 14.7 mi
- Hearst Castle: 15.5 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 23.8 mi
- The Shut-In: 11.8 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 13.3 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | N 351° | 1,784 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | N 357° | 1,602 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cone Peak | NNW 331° | 1,572 m | 16.1 mi |
| Twin Peak | NNW 330° | 1,468 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 357° | 1,451 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lost Peak | NNW 336° | 1,174 m | 22.8 mi |
| Alder Peak | NNW 347° | 1,137 m | 2.6 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | N 351° | 1,126 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358802177
Day trips start here
- Central Coast · 22 mi
- King City · 28 mi
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