US-3461 Lighthouse Field State Beach
Date: 2025-04-06
Also known as Point Santa Cruz, this area forms the northern boundary of Monterey Bay. It is one of the last open headlands in any California urban area. Surfers, tourists, birds - including the rare Black Swift and wintering Monarch butterflies are drawn to this area. Sea lions populate the offshore rocks.
This is one of the places where Monarch butterflies winter along the California coast. Monarchs are unique because they migrate each winter to avoid freezing weather. The Monarchs wintering here, come from west of the Rocky Mountains. Monarchs east of the Rockies go to central Mexico for the winter
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22:42 2025-04-06 N0HR 599 599 CA 14.0621 20m CW US-3461
22:42 2025-04-06 N0HR 599 599 CA 14.0621 20m CW US-3461
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