South Chalone Peak
South Chalone Peak rises to 996 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is North Chalone Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 996 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Chalone Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Defiance: 2.2 mi
- Monolith: 2.5 mi
- Teaching Rock: 2.6 mi
- Scout Peak: 3.1 mi
- Oak Park: 7.1 mi
- ORCHARD LANE PARK: 7.2 mi
- Aurelio Ramirez Park: 7.2 mi
- San Antonio Park: 7.3 mi
- Santa Barbara Park: 7.4 mi
- Parson Spring: 1.6 mi
- Moses Spring: 2.6 mi
- Oak Tree Spring: 3.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 5.0 mi
- Pajaiso Springs: 12.6 mi
- Bear Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 3.1 mi
- Chaparral Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- The Upper Crust: 2.5 mi
- Discovery Wall: 2.7 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 3.4 mi
- The Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Greenfield Memorial Hall: 8.2 mi
- Avenue of Honor: 16.2 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 16.4 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 22.4 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 24.9 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 9.7 mi
- Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum: 16.1 mi
- Saddle Association Museum: 23.7 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 16.9 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 21.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 24.0 mi
- Laguna falls: 21.2 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 25.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 16.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of South Chalone Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | SSW 213° | 1,784 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | SSW 210° | 1,602 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chews Ridge | WSW 248° | 1,549 m | 23.0 mi |
| Black Butte | WSW 239° | 1,497 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,451 m | 22.0 mi |
| Laguna Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,361 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hepsedam Peak | ESE 113° | 1,354 m | 21.8 mi |
| Palo Escrito Peak | W 263° | 1,352 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacles NP, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Pinnacles National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Oct; busiest: Apr.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 249690 — South Chalone Peak, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358792805
Day trips start here
- Pinnacles National Park · 3 mi
- Monterey County · 7 mi
- Soledad · 8 mi
- San Benito County · 12 mi
- King City · 16 mi
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