- Elevation, modelled
- 44 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 15.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9220, -121.4668
Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 44 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Dollar Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs past it. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | N 10° | 1,784 m | 15.7 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | NNE 16° | 1,602 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cone Peak | N 350° | 1,572 m | 9.1 mi |
| Black Butte | N 350° | 1,497 m | 24.2 mi |
| Twin Peak | NNW 346° | 1,468 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,451 m | 17.1 mi |
| Black Cone | NNW 341° | 1,363 m | 21.4 mi |
| Anderson Peak | NNW 331° | 1,249 m | 20.4 mi |
- On the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
- 11.1 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 13 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 13 mi
- Bench · 21 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 21 mi
106 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Peak: 3.9 mi
- San Martin Top: 4.7 mi
- Chalk Peak: 5.1 mi
- Alder Peak: 6.0 mi
- Slick Rock Peak: 6.1 mi
- Bane Spring: 5.8 mi
- Basket Spring: 5.9 mi
- Redwood Spring: 6.3 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 7.6 mi
- Dutra Spring: 10.9 mi
- Jewel Falls: 6.8 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 6.9 mi
- Manning Falls: 9.1 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 1.7 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 6.3 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 11.5 mi
- Devil's Falls: 11.7 mi
- Esalen Institute: 17.0 mi
- Limekilns: 7.1 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 20.7 mi
- Tin House: 21.4 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 22.0 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 2.0 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 21.7 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 13.7 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 23.4 mi
- Old oak park: 23.2 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 2: 25.0 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 1: 25.0 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 0.2 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 24.8 mi
- The Shut-In: 18.8 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
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 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 23 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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