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Timber Top

Timber Top, seen from above at true elevation

Timber Top rises to 931 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Boronda Ridge, a peak 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
931 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.21830, -121.71301

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 29
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 4.6 mi
  • McWay Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Pine Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 8.0 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 10
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 11.6 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 12.1 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 12.7 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Pelton Wheel: 4.7 mi
  • Albino Redwood Tree: 5.4 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 7.7 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 13.2 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Tractor: 0.9 mi
  • Tin House: 3.2 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 8.9 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 8
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Timber Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakESE 107°1,784 m17.1 mi
Cone PeakSE 133°1,572 m16.7 mi
Chews RidgeNE 51°1,549 m10.3 mi
South Ventana ConeNE 47°1,517 m5.8 mi
Black ButteENE 71°1,497 m10.1 mi
Ventana Double ConeN 359°1,477 m5.4 mi
Twin PeakSE 135°1,468 m16.2 mi
Uncle Sam MountainN 3°1,445 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:5020:28
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1716:56

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808818

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