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Tierra Redonda Mountain

Tierra Redonda Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tierra Redonda Mountain rises to 628 m in California. Alder Peak stands 1,137 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cantinas, a peak 1.5 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 14 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The story

Tierra Redonda Mountain is a mountain in northwestern San Luis Obispo County, California. It is in the eastern portion of the Santa Lucia Range, separated from the main ridge by the Nacimiento River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7801120, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
628 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.77108, -120.98602

Overlooks nearby

137 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • The Cantinas: 1.5 mi
  • Pebblestone Shut-in: 3.5 mi
  • Lime Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 8.3 mi
Parks: 31
  • San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 12.9 mi
  • Big Sandy State Wildlife Management Area: 13.5 mi
  • Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 14.3 mi
  • San Simeon Beach State Park: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • San Simeon Natural Preserve: 14.2 mi
  • Big Sandy State Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
  • Cambria State Marine Conservation Area: 15.5 mi
  • Santa Rosa Creek Natural Preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Norris Rancho Marino Reserve: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Oak Shores Marina: 1.6 mi
  • Christmas Cove: 2.5 mi
  • Bee Rock: 2.6 mi
  • South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 3.7 mi
  • The Narrows: 4.1 mi
Museums: 8
  • Camp Roberts Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Coastal Discovery Center: 14.3 mi
  • Cambria Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Mission San Miguel Arcángel: 16.3 mi
  • Paso Robles Pioneer Museum: 19.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Town Spring: 6.5 mi
  • School Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Lottie Potrero Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Dutra Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Buckeye Spring: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Three Troughs Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Manning Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Salmon Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Jewel Falls: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 3
  • William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Moonstone Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Cayucos State Beach: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • The Shut-In: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tierra Redonda Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alder PeakWNW 290°1,137 m22.9 mi
Pine MountainSW 227°1,093 m8.3 mi
Silver PeakWNW 284°1,073 m21.6 mi
Rocky ButteSSW 211°1,043 m8.3 mi
Lion PeakWNW 287°1,036 m19.6 mi
Three PeaksWNW 287°974 m18.7 mi
San Martin TopWNW 288°938 m24.4 mi
Burnett PeakW 264°919 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:02
December solstice07:1116:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535255566164666869655852
Precip in6.06.24.82.00.70.10.10.00.11.12.36.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 250487 — Tierra Redonda Mountain, San Luis Obispo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358793482

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