Peak · California
Whale Peak
Whale Peak rises to 81 m in California. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Garrapata State Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs past it.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 81 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.45202, -121.92684
- On the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 1 mi
- China Lookout · 1 mi
- Calla Lily Valley · 2 mi
- Kasler Point · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puerta del Diablo: 1.8 mi
- Doud Peak: 2.1 mi
- Palo Corona: 3.1 mi
- Vierras Knoll: 4.0 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Nature Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Carmel Youth Baseball Larson Field: 6.2 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park - Rancho Cañada: 6.3 mi
- Mission Trails Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Carmel Beach City Park: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 44
- Garrapata State Park: 0.9 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 3.3 mi
- Glen Deven Ranch: 3.8 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Point Lobos State Marine Reserve: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Victorine Ranch: 1.8 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 6.9 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 8.4 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 10.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 6.3 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 6.3 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 6.9 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 22
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Walker House: 6.4 mi
- Lone Cypress: 8.3 mi
- Seal Rock: 9.7 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 19
- Gibson Beach: 3.8 mi
- Hidden Beach: 4.1 mi
- Weston Beach: 4.3 mi
- Monastery Beach: 5.0 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 9
- Images of Pebble Beach: 8.2 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 10.6 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 10.7 mi
- The Fisherman: 10.7 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Pico Blanco Falls: 9.8 mi
- Fern Falls: 10.2 mi
- Firehose Falls: 12.4 mi
- Highbride Falls: 13.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- East Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 8.6 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 10.6 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 17.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Pat Springs: 11.9 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.5 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.9 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 16.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Whale Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventana Double Cone | SE 132° | 1,477 m | 15.9 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,445 m | 14.5 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SE 135° | 1,418 m | 15.1 mi |
| Ventana Spires | SE 131° | 1,357 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Carmel | ESE 121° | 1,344 m | 9.0 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | ESE 119° | 1,298 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SE 136° | 1,271 m | 15.3 mi |
| Little Pines | ESE 120° | 1,266 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1873474 — Whale Peak, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358849773
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 7 mi
- Carmel Point · 7 mi
- Monterey · 10 mi
- Carmel Valley · 11 mi
- Pacific Grove · 12 mi
- Seaside · 12 mi
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