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Ventana Cone

Ventana Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Ventana Cone rises to 1,434 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Rock, a peak 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1434 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28400, -121.67813

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 6.2 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 7.9 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 11.6 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 12.5 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Historic sites: 14
  • Tractor: 5.0 mi
  • Tin House: 7.3 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 7.8 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pine Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 8.2 mi
Museums: 12
Beaches: 11
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Artworks: 3
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 15.4 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 23.4 mi
  • Images of Pebble Beach: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 7.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sand City Community Garden: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chews RidgeENE 73°1,549 m6.4 mi
South Ventana ConeESE 105°1,517 m2.4 mi
Black ButteE 99°1,497 m7.7 mi
Ventana Double ConeWNW 294°1,477 m2.2 mi
Uncle Sam MountainNNW 338°1,445 m4.2 mi
Kandlbinder PeakWNW 287°1,418 m3.3 mi
Black ConeSE 135°1,363 m6.8 mi
Ventana SpiresWNW 300°1,357 m1.8 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 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796486

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