Three Peaks
Three Peaks rises to 974 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.7 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 974 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 4.2 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 5 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 5 mi
- Seal Point · 13 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 13 mi
121 named places within 25 miles
- Lion Peak: 0.9 mi
- Burro Mtn: 2.4 mi
- Burro Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Silver Peak: 2.9 mi
- Mount Mars: 3.1 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 9.2 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 15.5 mi
- The Narrows: 15.6 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 15.7 mi
- South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 16.6 mi
- Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 14.5 mi
- San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 20.0 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 21.0 mi
- Moon Stone Beach Park: 22.3 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 1.8 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Conservation Area: 11.6 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area: 12.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 17.7 mi
- Dutra Spring: 2.1 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 2.7 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 4.0 mi
- Basket Spring: 5.3 mi
- Bane Spring: 5.7 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Manning Falls: 2.5 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Jewel Falls: 3.6 mi
- Three Troughs Falls: 14.9 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 9.2 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 10.3 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 10.5 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 15.7 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 21.8 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 12.0 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 13.7 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 22.5 mi
- Hearst Castle: 13.7 mi
- Limekilns: 16.6 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 15.6 mi
- Cambria Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
- The Shut-In: 8.9 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | NNW 343° | 1,784 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | N 349° | 1,602 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cone Peak | NW 323° | 1,572 m | 17.6 mi |
| Twin Peak | NW 321° | 1,468 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 350° | 1,451 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lost Peak | NNW 330° | 1,174 m | 24.1 mi |
| Alder Peak | NW 306° | 1,137 m | 4.3 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | NNW 335° | 1,126 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358802305
Day trips start here
- Central Coast · 21 mi
- King City · 27 mi
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