Vasquez Knob
Vasquez Knob rises to 650 m in California. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Garland Ranch Regional Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 650 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Calla Lily Valley · 9 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 9 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 9 mi
- Kasler Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 4.6 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 7.3 mi
- Leguna Seca Recreational Area: 7.5 mi
- Roach Canyon Park: 7.9 mi
- Peñon Peak: 2.1 mi
- Fish Head Hill: 4.4 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Twin Peaks: 5.9 mi
- Mount Carmel: 5.9 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 0.7 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 7.6 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 7.7 mi
- Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 8.1 mi
- Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site: 8.2 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 9.7 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 10.7 mi
- Galante Winery: 4.9 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 10.5 mi
- Walker House: 10.9 mi
- Savanna: 11.4 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 4.6 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 10.3 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 10.3 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 10.7 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 10.7 mi
- Monastery Beach: 10.1 mi
- Gibson Beach: 10.3 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 10.5 mi
- Hidden Beach: 10.5 mi
- Weston Beach: 10.7 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 10.0 mi
- The Fisherman: 12.0 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 12.0 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 12.0 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 12.7 mi
- East Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 8.7 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 11.1 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Fern Falls: 1.1 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 8.7 mi
- Firehose Falls: 9.8 mi
- Pine Falls: 13.2 mi
- Highbride Falls: 13.6 mi
- Pat Springs: 7.2 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 14.8 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.2 mi
- Quail Spring: 20.6 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 12.0 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Sensory Garden: 12.0 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 13.6 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 7.5 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Vasquez Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventana Double Cone | SSE 168° | 1,477 m | 12.1 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,445 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | S 173° | 1,418 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ventana Spires | SSE 166° | 1,357 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSW 196° | 1,344 m | 5.9 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,319 m | 12.1 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | S 169° | 1,298 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | S 174° | 1,271 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661628 — Vasquez Knob, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/549646109
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 1 mi
- Carmel · 11 mi
- Carmel Point · 11 mi
- Seaside · 11 mi
- Monterey · 12 mi
- Pacific Grove · 14 mi
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