Anderson Canyon
Anderson Canyon in the Big Sur region of California was named after pioneering homesteaders James and Peter Andersen who were the first European settlers of the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Valley with an elevation of 108 feet
- Description: canyon in Monterey County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Andersen Canyon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McWay Falls.
McWay Falls
Waterfall
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
McWay Falls is an 80-foot-tall waterfall on the coast of Big Sur in central California that flows year-round from McWay Creek in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, about 37 miles south of Carmel, into the Pacific Ocean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slates Hot Springs and Big Sur.
Slates Hot Springs
Hamlet
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Slates Hot Springs is the site of a hot spring in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. It is located 8 miles north-northwest of Lopez Point, at an elevation of 118 feet. Slates Hot Springs is situated 2½ miles southeast of Anderson Canyon.
Big Sur
Big Sur is a region on the Central Coast of California. It contains vast wildernesses and breathtaking views as it stretches 72 miles along the rugged Pacific Ocean.
Anderson Canyon
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Anderson Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Anderson Canyon”
- Chinese: “安德森峡谷”
- Chinese: “安德森峽谷”
- Venetian: “Anderson Canyon”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McWay Canyon and McWay Creek.
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