16 Stunning Photos from Big Sur North California

Big Sur is a sparsely populated region of the Central Coast of California where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. The name “Big Sur” is derived from the original Spanish-language “el sur grande”, meaning “the big south”, or from “el país grande del sur”, “the big country of the south”, referring to its location south of the Monterey Peninsula. The terrain offers stunning views, making Big Sur a popular tourist destination. Big Sur’s Cone Peak is the highest coastal mountain in the contiguous 48 states, ascending nearly a mile (5,155 feet/1571 m) above sea level, only three miles (4.8 km) from the ocean. Look in this beauties trought the photos of Patrick Smith .

Light Force - Pfeiffer State Beach, California Garrapata Surf #1 - Big Sur, California Portal of the Sun - Pfeiffer Beach, California Garrapata Surf #4 - Big Sur, California Labyrinthine Light - Pfeiffer State Beach, California Shores of Time - Big Sur, California The Curl - Big Sur, California Garrapata Surf #7 - Garrapata State Park, Big Sur, California Sunburst - Pfeiffer State Beach, California Garrapata Stacks - Big Sur, California Morro Sands - Morro Bay, California Library of Ages #3 Walking on Glass #1 - Pismo Beach, California Library of Ages #3

De Oro Surf - Montana De Oro, California The Rock - Big Sur, California

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