Wreck Beach
Wreck Beach is a beach in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Wreck Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Posts, as well as near Big Sur Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pfeiffer Beach and Nepenthe.
Pfeiffer Beach
Beach
Pfeiffer Beach is located in the Big Sur region of California. It is one of the most popular beaches on the Central Coast and is well known for Keyhole Rock, a popular photography subject.
Nepenthe
Restaurant
Photo: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nepenthe is a restaurant in Big Sur, California, built by Bill and Madelaine "Lolly" Fassett and first opened in 1949. It was built around a cabin first constructed in 1925. Nepenthe is situated 2½ miles east of Wreck Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Posts and Big Sur Village.
Posts
Hamlet
Posts is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. It is located on the Big Sur Coast Highway, 4.8 miles south of the Big Sur Village at an elevation of 945 feet. Posts is situated 2 miles east of Wreck Beach.
Big Sur Village
Village
Big Sur Village is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region, in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located along a 1-mile-long stretch of Big Sur Coast Highway in the Big Sur Valley 24 miles south of Carmel, California. Big Sur Village is situated 2½ miles north of Wreck Beach.
Wreck Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.23404° or 36° 14′ 3″ northLongitude
-121.79829° or 121° 47′ 54″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
848W66M2+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 346338509OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Wreck Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wreck Beach (lapyahan sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Wreck Beach”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pfeiffer Rock and Big Sur Fire Station.
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