- Elevation, modelled
- 59 m
- Tallest summit within 15.9 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 7.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 129.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0144, -121.9044
Porter Family Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 59 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the north-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Easton Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Porter Family Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NNE 26° | 1,136 m | 7.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 29° | 1,097 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | N 2° | 1,063 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Thayer | N 355° | 1,061 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNE 28° | 1,046 m | 8.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | N 358° | 917 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | N 350° | 828 m | 9.7 mi |
| Grizzly Rock | NW 325° | 827 m | 15.6 mi |
- 29.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Easton Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- George's Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Pourroy Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Special Events Ramada: 2.9 mi
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 1.5 mi
- S. S. Palo Alto: 3.1 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 4.0 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 4.1 mi
- Ropes Course: 4.3 mi
- Bridge Creek Historic Site: 2.0 mi
- First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights: 5.1 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 5.4 mi
- Night Fighter: 5.5 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 5.6 mi
- Cabrillo Gallery: 2.1 mi
- Windfalls: 2.4 mi
- Skyball: 3.3 mi
- Skyball: 3.3 mi
- Skyball: 3.3 mi
- Willowbrook Park: 2.4 mi
- Valencia Hall Park: 2.4 mi
- Richard Vessey Park: 2.6 mi
- Seacliff Village Park: 2.7 mi
- Kids Park: 2.7 mi
- Newt Habitat: 2.4 mi
- Escalona Gulch: 3.4 mi
- Soquel Lions Park: 3.4 mi
- Highfield Greenbelt: 3.9 mi
- La Selva Open Space: 5.7 mi
- Sand Point: 3.0 mi
- Bean Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Massiah: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lone Tree Prairie: 4.1 mi
- Cabrillo College Gallery: 2.2 mi
- Aptos History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Capitola Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Canepa: 6.5 mi
- Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: 6.8 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 1.6 mi
- Tiger Lily Garden: 1.9 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 3.6 mi
- afe native plant garden: 6.4 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 6.4 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 2.9 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 2.9 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 3.5 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- Capitola Beach: 4.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 2.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 2.4 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 3.4 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 6.6 mi
- Basin Falls: 7.2 mi
- Olive Springs: 3.1 mi
- Badger Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 5.0 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 6.5 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 7.9 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 3.6 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 9.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Aptos · 2 mi
- Capitola · 4 mi
- Santa Cruz · 7 mi
- Watsonville · 10 mi
- Moss Landing · 16 mi
- Marina · 23 mi
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