Big Sur

Big Sur contains vast wildernesses and breathtaking views as it stretches 72 miles along the rugged of . The area is great for outdoor recreation and contains several state parks, two national wilderness areas, and is part of the Los Padres National Forest, all of which include hiking trails.
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Latitude
36.1437° or 36° 8′ 37″ north
Longitude
-121.5646° or 121° 33′ 53″ west
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Open location code
848W4CVP+F5
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Big Sur” goes by many names.
Big SurAfrikaans
بيج سورArabic
بيغ سورArabic
ويكيبيديا:مسابقة مؤسسة الملك عبد العزيز ورجاله للموهبة والإبداع/مقالات/بيغ سورArabic
Բիգ ՍյուրArmenian
Biq-SurAzerbaijani
Біг-СурBelarusian
Біг-СюрBelarusian
বিগ সারBengali
বিগ সুয়ারBengali
Биг СърBulgarian
Big SurCatalan
Big SurCebuano
大南方岬Chinese
大瑟尔Chinese
大瑟爾Chinese
大苏尔Chinese
大蘇爾Chinese
Big SurCzech
Big SurDanish
Big SurDutch
Big SurEsperanto
Big SurFinnish
ბიგ-სიურიGeorgian
Μπιγκ ΣουρGreek
ביג סארHebrew
Big SurHungarian
Big SurIrish
Big SurItalian
ビッグサーJapanese
빅서Korean
Биг СерMacedonian
Big SurNorwegian
Big SurNorwegian Bokmål
بیگ‌سورPersian
Big SurPolish
Биг-СурRussian
Биг-СюрRussian
Big SurScottish Gaelic
Big Sur, CalafòrniaScottish Gaelic
Big Sur, KalifornijaSlovenian
Big SurSwedish
Big SurTurkish
Біґ-СурUkrainian
Біг-СюрUkrainian
بگ سورUrdu
Grando SudVenetian

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