Gaviota Rest Area
Gaviota Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Cachuma Mountain stands 1,409 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaviota State Park, a park 1.9 miles away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
At S. end of Gaviota Tunnel
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaviota State Park: 1.9 mi
- Nojoqui Falls Park: 4.3 mi
- Alisal Commons Park: 8.7 mi
- Village Park: 9.1 mi
- Hans Christian Andersen Park: 9.1 mi
- Grotto of Saint Joseph: 9.2 mi
- Camino Real Bell: 9.2 mi
- Ballard School: 12.5 mi
- Lavandería: 16.4 mi
- Mission Water Basin Ruins: 16.4 mi
- Gaviota Peak: 2.1 mi
- Santa Rosa Hills: 6.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Chalk Hill: 10.1 mi
- Palo Alto Hill: 10.8 mi
- Giant Troll Lulu Hyggelig: 9.0 mi
- Gruta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: 9.1 mi
- Hans Christian Andersen: 9.2 mi
- Junípero Serra: 9.2 mi
- St Francis: 15.8 mi
- Monjas Spring: 6.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 10.7 mi
- Las Animas Spring: 12.9 mi
- Big Spring: 13.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 14.9 mi
- Elverhøj Museum: 8.9 mi
- Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum: 8.9 mi
- Mendenhall Museum: 9.0 mi
- Wildling Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mission Santa Inés: 9.2 mi
- Gaviota Nude Beach: 2.3 mi
- Little Cojo Beach: 7.8 mi
- Haskell's Beach: 18.6 mi
- Ellwood Beach: 19.8 mi
- Sands Beach: 20.5 mi
- Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden: 9.2 mi
- Elsinore Court: 21.0 mi
- Calaveras Court: 21.0 mi
- Malibu Court: 21.1 mi
- Ramona Court: 21.1 mi
- The Little Mermaid Fountain: 9.2 mi
- Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 19.0 mi
- Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 19.3 mi
- Neverland Ranch Park: 19.7 mi
- Coronado Butterfly Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Snowy Plover Roost: 20.5 mi
- North Campus Open Space: 20.5 mi
- Coal Oil Point Reserve: 20.7 mi
- Camino Corto Open Space: 21.2 mi
- Espada Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 20.6 mi
- Fire Crags: 24.8 mi
- Cumbre Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Pino Alto: 22.5 mi
- Figueroa Lookout: 22.6 mi
- Nojoqui Falls: 4.4 mi
- Elusive Arch: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gaviota Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cachuma Mountain | NE 48° | 1,409 m | 25.0 mi |
| Figueroa Mountain | NE 38° | 1,378 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ranger Peak | NE 44° | 1,376 m | 22.7 mi |
| Zaca Peak | NNE 31° | 1,312 m | 22.7 mi |
| Santa Ynez Peak | ENE 78° | 1,308 m | 14.5 mi |
| Broadcast Peak | E 80° | 1,228 m | 15.6 mi |
| Grass Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,123 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,044 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cachuma Lake, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/95489892
Day trips start here
- Buellton · 9 mi
- Solvang · 9 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 12 mi
- Santa Ynez · 12 mi
- Los Olivos · 14 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 17 mi
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