- Elevation, modelled
- 349 m
- Tallest summit within 21.9 miles
- Laveaga Peak1,145 m · 15.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 36.7579, -121.4067
Day Use Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 349 m. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area: Upper Ranch, a park 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 28 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | NE 54° | 1,145 m | 15.6 mi |
| Potrero Peak | ENE 64° | 1,132 m | 15.7 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | NE 43° | 1,095 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Toro | SW 215° | 1,081 m | 19.6 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | ENE 74° | 1,049 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Johnson | SSE 153° | 1,048 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NE 39° | 1,021 m | 17.9 mi |
| McPhails Peak | SSE 162° | 1,016 m | 7.3 mi |
- 27.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area: Upper Ranch: 0.3 mi
- Ridgemark Park: 4.2 mi
- Fremont Peak State Park: 4.6 mi
- Whale Park: 5.0 mi
- Fremont Peak State Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Mount Harlan: 4.2 mi
- Fremont Peak: 5.4 mi
- Bluerock Mountain: 6.9 mi
- McPhails Peak: 7.3 mi
- Mount Olds: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 41
- Upper Ranch Entrance: 0.5 mi
- Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 0.8 mi
- St. Francis Retreat: 6.8 mi
- Swank Farms: 9.4 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Lower Day Use Area: 1.0 mi
- Coulter Group Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Madrone Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Group Area 2: 5.4 mi
- Group Area 1: 5.4 mi
Museums: 18
- Saddle Association Museum: 5.8 mi
- Matthews House: 6.1 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Zanetta House: 9.3 mi
- Old Livery Stables: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Carnadero Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South): 15.6 mi
- Pescadero Ranch Reserve: 15.6 mi
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve: 18.8 mi
Springs: 15
- Horseshoe Spring: 3.0 mi
- Stone Spring: 10.4 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 15.6 mi
- Log Trough Spring: 16.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 12
- Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 5.8 mi
- Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 15.4 mi
- Garden Essential: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Swanson Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 21.9 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Discovery Wall: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site: 22.4 mi
- Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 22.5 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 5
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 19.1 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 19.5 mi
- Motorcycle from license plates: 20.8 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 20.8 mi
- Jesus Statue: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Jetty Beach: 21.5 mi
- Marina State Beach: 22.7 mi
- North Marina: 22.7 mi
- Palm Beach: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bonfante Falls: 21.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 7 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 9 mi
- Salinas · 15 mi
- San Benito County · 18 mi
- Moss Landing · 21 mi
- Marina · 22 mi
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