Ventana Double Cone
Ventana Double Cone rises to 1,477 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ventana Spires, a peak 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
The Ventana Double Cone at 4,856 feet (1,480 m) is one of the tallest peaks in the Ventana Wilderness within the Monterey Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest in Central California. The summit is a difficult 14.7 miles (23.7 km) hike from the nearest trail head, making it one of the more distant locations in the wilderness. The last 4 miles (6.4 km) portion of the trail from Little Pines to the summit is not well used and often overgrown with chaparral. There are a few Santa Lucia Firs near the summit. There is a metal ammo box containing a summit register under some rocks at the peak. The peak is at the center of three watersheds: the Big Sur River watershed to the south, the Little Sur River watershed to the west and north west, and the Carmel River watershed to the east and south east. The largely inaccessible Ventana Cone is a few miles to the southeast. The view from the Ventana Double Cone is notable, enabling individuals to view the Pacific Ocean to the west and Chew's Ridge 30 miles inland. The summit is often covered in fog during summer months and hikers need to arrive at the peak in the morning to maximize chances of a clear view.
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Wikidata Q7920222, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1477 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 9 mi
- Bench · 9 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 11 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ventana Spires: 0.5 mi
- Kandlbinder Peak: 1.1 mi
- Mulberger Dome: 1.3 mi
- Lion Rock: 1.5 mi
- Ventana Cone: 2.2 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 9.4 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 10.4 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 12.9 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park: 4.6 mi
- Andrew Molera State Park: 6.5 mi
- The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge: 8.1 mi
- Mill Creek Redwood Preserve (closed): 8.5 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 9.1 mi
- Tractor: 5.1 mi
- Tin House: 8.4 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 10.0 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 5.1 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 9.8 mi
- Galante Winery: 10.7 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Esalen Institute: 12.6 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 7.2 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 16.4 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 19.8 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 20.5 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 20.5 mi
- Wreck Beach: 6.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 7.0 mi
- Gibson Beach: 19.1 mi
- Hidden Beach: 19.4 mi
- Weston Beach: 19.6 mi
- Firehose Falls: 3.6 mi
- Pine Falls: 3.9 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 4.6 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 6.2 mi
- Highbride Falls: 6.3 mi
- Pat Springs: 4.9 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 6.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.2 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 9.0 mi
- Quail Spring: 11.2 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 13.8 mi
- East Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 20.2 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 22.6 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 21.9 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 22.9 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 23.4 mi
- The Fisherman: 23.4 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Memory Garden: 23.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 23.4 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 6.6 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 3.4 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 7.0 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Ventana Double Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chews Ridge | E 83° | 1,549 m | 8.2 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | ESE 109° | 1,517 m | 4.6 mi |
| Black Butte | ESE 102° | 1,497 m | 9.9 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | N 9° | 1,445 m | 3.1 mi |
| Ventana Cone | ESE 114° | 1,434 m | 2.2 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | W 273° | 1,418 m | 1.1 mi |
| Black Cone | SE 130° | 1,363 m | 8.9 mi |
| Ventana Spires | E 86° | 1,357 m | 0.5 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 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/549642731
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 13 mi
- Carmel · 21 mi
- Carmel Point · 21 mi
- Monterey · 23 mi
- Seaside · 23 mi
- Soledad · 23 mi
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