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Approximate boundaries of the Big Sur region. Big Sur is not an incorporated town but a region without formal boundaries in California's Central Coast region. [17] The region is often confused with the small community of buildings and services 26 miles (42 km) south of Carmel in the Big Sur River valley, sometimes referred to by locals as Big Sur Village, but officially known as Big Sur. [17 ...
Gorda (Spanish for "Fat") is a hamlet in Monterey County, California. [1] It is located 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Cape San Martin, [2] at an elevation of 148 ft (45 m). [1] It is one of the three small settlements of filling stations, restaurants, and motels located along State Route 1 on the Big Sur coast.
The post office operated at Posts from 1889 to 1910. The residents then petitioned the United States Post Office in Washington, D.C., to change the post office name to Big Sur, and the rubber stamp using that name was returned on March 6, 1915, cementing the name in place. [7] [23]: 8 [8]: 7 [9] The ZIP Code is 93920. [2]
"The Barrel House," a home made from wine barrels in Big Sur has an asking price of $3,265,000.
Located on California’s central coast, Big Sur is both the name of an area and a town known for its beautiful beaches, mild weather, and state parks that are spilling over with majestic redwood ...
During the 2016–2017 winter, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park received more than 60 inches of rain, [25] and in early February 2017, several mudslides blocked the road in more than half a dozen locations. At Pfeiffer Canyon 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of the restaurant, shifting earth damaged a pier supporting the bridge over the 320 feet (98 m) high ...
Ripplewood is an American private equity firm based in New York City [1] that focuses on leveraged buyouts, late stage venture, growth capital, management buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations and other illiquid investments. Ripplewood was founded by its current CEO, Tim Collins. Managing partners include Lawrence Lavine, Harris Williams and ...
McWay Falls is an 80-foot-tall (24 m) waterfall on the coast of Big Sur in central California that flows year-round from McWay Creek in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, about 37 miles (60 km) south of Carmel, into the Pacific Ocean. During high tide, it is a tidefall, a waterfall that empties directly into the ocean.