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Santa Lucia Range

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Junipero Serra Peak (5862 ft/1787 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	2,539 sq mi / 6,576 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	641 mi / 1,032 km North-South 1,212 mi / 1,950 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	36° 6' N; 121° 20' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Santa Lucia Range
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Santa Lucia Range.

Central California Coast Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Santa Cruz Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Gabilan Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Lucia Range	Level 5
Salinas Range	Level 6 (Child)
Diablo Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Luis Obispo Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Temblor Range	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Santa Lucia Range

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Junipero Serra Peak	5862	1787
2.	Pinyon Peak	5264	1604
3.	Cone Peak	5155	1571
4.	Chews Ridge	5045	1538
5.	MIRA Observatory	5000+	1524+
6.	South Ventana Cone	4965	1513
7.	Black Butte	4941	1506
8.	Peak 4931	4931	1503
9.	Ventana Double Cone	4853	1479
10.	Twin Peak	4843	1476
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Palo Escrito Peak	4467	1362	Salinas Range

Photos of Peaks in the Santa Lucia Range

Junipero Serra Peak Junipero Serra Peak from the Santa Lucia Trail (2015-01-17). Photo by David Sklansky. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 5642 "Clarke Peak", the register is a little lower and farther than the natural high point (2018-03-24). Photo by Powen Ru. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cone Peak Cone Peak from nearby Twin Peak (2015-10-23). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	MIRA Observatory MIRA Observatory: Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy (2015-10-23). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
South Ventana Cone Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. The summit is behind the ridge on the right. The trail is visible as a horizontal line, crossing a slide in the center (2016-03-23). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Black Butte Black Butte (the high point on the picture, slightly on the right from the middle) from the trail (2021-11-20). Photo by Ken Toyama. Click here for larger-size photo.
Peak 4931 Peak 4931 in center on horizon, from Black Butte (2022-02-09). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Ventana Double Cone Ventana Double Cone left of center, Kandlbinder right of center, with "The Window" (Ventana) between them, on the Kandlbinder side. Taken a few days after a snowstorm (2022-02-25). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Uncle Sam Mountain Uncle Sam Mountain towering overhead, with Elephant Mountain to the left. Taken from Blue Rock Ridge (2020-02-17). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 4366 Rocky top with great views, just above a short crawling bushwhack (2022-02-26). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.

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