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Holloway Garden

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Holloway Garden is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Cypress Mountain stands 894 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spooner's Cove, a beach 0.1 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 7.0 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates35.27324, -120.88760

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Monarch Grove Natural Area: 3.1 mi
  • Pasadena Park: 4.6 mi
  • Bayshore Bluffs Park: 6.1 mi
  • Tidelands Park: 6.3 mi
  • Mariner Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 55
  • Valencia Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Hazard Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Oats Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Alan Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Elna Peak: 4.3 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 21
Nature reserves: 16
Beaches: 13
  • Spooner's Cove: 0.1 mi
  • Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Morro Rock Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Morro Strand State Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Islay Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Big Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Little Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Little Falls: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 21.9 mi
  • Rockrose: 21.9 mi
  • Meadow View: 22.0 mi
  • Arboleda Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • McLain Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Sulphur Pot: 18.9 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 11.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holloway Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cypress MountainN 351°894 m23.0 mi
Lopez MountainE 84°869 m17.6 mi
Bald MountainE 96°855 m21.8 mi
Gay MountainE 87°850 m18.3 mi
Tassajera PeakNE 50°836 m13.1 mi
Black ButteE 81°824 m16.9 mi
Cerro AltoNE 42°797 m13.1 mi
Mount LoweENE 79°771 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:5019:4520:22
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:0916:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565757585960626364646055
Precip in3.63.63.21.00.40.20.10.00.10.71.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/667580442

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