Picnic site · California
DeAnza Picnic Site
DeAnza Picnic Site is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 24 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates36.20682, -121.14929
- 24.2 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 29 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pettits Peak: 9.9 mi
- Cosio Knob: 10.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Pinyon Peak: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 13.7 mi
Parks: 36
- San Lorenzo Recreational Area: 0.1 mi
- San Lorenzo Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- San Antonio Park: 0.5 mi
- Creek Bridge Baseball Park: 1.0 mi
- Salinas Valley Fair Grounds: 1.2 mi
Springs: 12
- Parson Spring: 14.6 mi
- Pajaiso Springs: 15.0 mi
- Moses Spring: 18.7 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 19.1 mi
- Oak Tree Spring: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 0.2 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 18.5 mi
- Bear Creek Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Avenue of Honor: 0.2 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.5 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.5 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 0.5 mi
- Greenfield Memorial Hall: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Eagle Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Laguna falls: 20.7 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
- Devil's falls: 22.9 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Upper Crust: 18.5 mi
- Discovery Wall: 18.7 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Resurrection Wall: 19.4 mi
- The Bluff: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 11.5 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 12.3 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 22.5 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Sycamore Flats: 14.3 mi
- Devil's Falls: 23.0 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 24.4 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Father Junipero Serra: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of DeAnza Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | WSW 254° | 1,784 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | WSW 259° | 1,602 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cone Peak | WSW 241° | 1,572 m | 22.1 mi |
| Black Butte | W 281° | 1,497 m | 22.2 mi |
| Twin Peak | WSW 242° | 1,468 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,451 m | 13.1 mi |
| Laguna Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,361 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hepsedam Peak | ENE 68° | 1,354 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1553327353
Day trips start here
- King City · 1 mi
- Monterey County · 9 mi
- Soledad · 18 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 19 mi
- San Benito County · 28 mi
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