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Islands in Monterey County, California

Dolan Rock, 3 km (2 miles)
Harlan Rock, 13 km (8 miles)
Lafler Rock, 14 km (8 miles)
Pfeiffer Rock, 22 km (14 miles)
Plaskett Rock, 25 km (15 miles)
San Martin Rock, 28 km (18 miles)
Bird Rock, 30 km (19 miles)

Mountains in Monterey County, California

Saddle Rock, 7 km (4 miles)
Marble Peak, 7 km (5 miles)
Round Tree Hill, 10 km (6 miles)
Twin Peak, 12 km (8 miles)
Black Cone, 12 km (8 miles)
Cone Peak, 13 km (8 miles)
Timber Top, 15 km (9 miles)
Santa Lucia Range, 15 km (10 miles)
Black Butte, 19 km (12 miles)
Chalk Peak, 22 km (14 miles)
Pinyon Peak, 23 km (14 miles)
Post Summit, 25 km (16 miles)
Uncle Sam Mountain, 27 km (17 miles)
Pico Blanco, 29 km (18 miles)
Little Pines, 29 km (18 miles)
Willow Peak, 29 km (18 miles)
Poison Oak Hill, 30 km (18 miles)
School Hill, 31 km (19 miles)
Haystack Hill, 31 km (19 miles)
San Martin Top, 33 km (20 miles)
Cosio Knob, 35 km (22 miles)
Silver Peak, 38 km (23 miles)
Salmon Head, 39 km (24 miles)
Lion Peak, 39 km (25 miles)
Salmon Cone, 41 km (25 miles)

Beaches in Monterey County, California

Wreck Beach, 21 km (13 miles)
Pfeiffer Beach, 23 km (14 miles)
Sand Dollar Beach, 25 km (15 miles)

Monterey County, California

Coleman Reservoir Dam, 31 km (19 miles)
Lower Stoney Reservoir Dam, 36 km (22 miles)
Hughes Reservoir Dam, 44 km (27 miles)

Mountains in San Luis Obispo County, California

Yellow Hill, 52 km (32 miles)
Pine Top Mountain, 52 km (32 miles)

Valleys in Monterey County, California

Hot Springs Canyon, 2 km (1 mile)

Streams in Monterey County, California

Buck Creek, 4 km (2 miles)
Cienega Creek, 15 km (10 miles)
Lion Creek, 17 km (11 miles)
Logwood Creek, 18 km (11 miles)
Santa Lucia Creek, 19 km (12 miles)
Puerto Suello Creek, 27 km (17 miles)
Comings Creek, 28 km (17 miles)
Little Burros Creek, 42 km (26 miles)

Schools in Monterey County, California

Seaview School, 8 km (5 miles)
Pfeiffer School, 21 km (13 miles)
Cooper School (historical), 31 km (19 miles)

Monterey County, California

Fish Camp, 9 km (5 miles)
Rancho Escondido (historical), 12 km (8 miles)
Cook Springs Camp, 13 km (8 miles)
Cold Spring Camp, 13 km (8 miles)
Rainbow Camp, 13 km (8 miles)
Logwood Campground, 13 km (8 miles)
Horse Pasture, 16 km (10 miles)
Horse Pasture Camp, 17 km (10 miles)
Pine Ridge Camp, 19 km (12 miles)
ABC Camp Rustic Campsite, 20 km (12 miles)
Sawmill Flat Campground, 21 km (13 miles)
Clover Basin Camp, 26 km (16 miles)
Little Pines Camp, 29 km (18 miles)
Pico Blanco Boy Scout Camp, 29 km (18 miles)
Lions Den Campground, 38 km (24 miles)
Lions Den Campground, 38 km (24 miles)
Turkey Springs Campground, 44 km (27 miles)
Turkey Springs Campground, 44 km (27 miles)

Springs in Monterey County, California

Cold Spring, 13 km (8 miles)
School Spring, 50 km (31 miles)

Ridges in Monterey County, California

Logwood Ridge, 15 km (9 miles)
Hopkins Ridge, 23 km (14 miles)

Overfalls in Monterey County, California

Pfeiffer Falls, 22 km (14 miles)

Capes in Monterey County, California

Cooper Point, 25 km (15 miles)
Ragged Point, 47 km (29 miles)

Plains in Monterey County, California

Coyote Flat, 26 km (16 miles)

Gaps in Monterey County, California

Little Bear Trap, 28 km (17 miles)

Buildings in Monterey County, California

Cooper Cabin (historical), 29 km (18 miles)

Valleys in San Luis Obispo County, California

San Carpoforo Valley, 47 km (29 miles)

Streams in San Luis Obispo County, California

Arroyo Hondo, 49 km (30 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Aampani in Godawari, Kailali, Seti Zone, Far Western Region, Nepal
Antanilena in Madagascar
Chhori, a stream in Balochistan, Pakistan
Chikanda Hill, a hill in Zimbabwe
Darreh Ruz in Ostan-e Kermanshah, Iran
Hato San Pablo in Estado Apure, Venezuela
Jackson Hollow, a valley in Dickson County, Tennessee
Jagualito in Departamento del Huila, Colombia
Jamba, an intermittent stream in Huila Province, Angola
Kalikaderu in Sokoto State, Nigeria
Kombo a Miyangadu in South-West Region, Cameroon
Little Berg Creek, a stream in Idaho County, Idaho
Memaloose Lake, a lake in Lane County, Oregon
Milimi, a blowout in Region du Barh el Gazel, Chad
Mount Zion in McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Ostebyn in Vanersborgs Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Paiswanra in Kalyanpur, Nuwakot, Bagmati Zone, Central Region, Nepal
Petit lac Sam, a lake in Quebec
Pulau Woka, an island in Provinsi Maluku Utara, Indonesia
Rados, a mountain in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ratta Khanna in Punjab, Pakistan
Shell Rock Mountain, a ridge in Wheeler County, Oregon
Sikoro in Region de Sikasso, Mali
Smolino in Nizhegorodskaya Oblast', Russia
Solitary Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica
Sotnikovo in Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Russia
Tarbox Hollow Living Prairie, a park in Dixon County, Nebraska
Tlogosari in Central Java, Indonesia
Zancudal in Departamento de Jinotega, Nicaragua
Zhangjiapu in Jiangxi Sheng, China
Ziarat-e Khwajah Abu Abdal in Badakhshan, Afghanistan

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