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South Ventana Cone

South Ventana Cone, seen from above at true elevation

South Ventana Cone rises to 1,517 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Falls, a waterfall 1.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27496, -121.63689

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 8.3 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 8.6 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 13.9 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 14.9 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Attractions: 13
  • Pelton Wheel: 8.2 mi
  • Albino Redwood Tree: 8.8 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 10.4 mi
  • Galante Winery: 12.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pine Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 8.2 mi
  • McWay Falls: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 5.5 mi
  • Tractor: 6.2 mi
  • Tin House: 7.1 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 9.1 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 9.5 mi
Springs: 10
Beaches: 7
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 14.3 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 7.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of South Ventana Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSE 126°1,784 m15.1 mi
Chews RidgeENE 57°1,549 m4.6 mi
Black ButteE 96°1,497 m5.3 mi
Ventana Double ConeWNW 289°1,477 m4.6 mi
Uncle Sam MountainNW 320°1,445 m6.0 mi
Ventana ConeWNW 285°1,434 m2.4 mi
Kandlbinder PeakWNW 286°1,418 m5.7 mi
Black ConeSSE 149°1,363 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254285 — South Ventana Cone, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795885

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