San Ardo, California

San Ardo is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. San Ardo is located 18mi southeast of King City, at an elevation of 449 feet . The population was 517 at the 2010 census, up from 501 at the 2000 census.GeographySan Ardo is near the point where the broad Salinas Valley ends at its southern terminus and pinches out within the converging portions of the California Coast Ranges, including the Santa Lucia Mountains on the west and the Cholame Hills and the Diablo Range on the east.San Ardo is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.4sqmi, all of it land.ClimateThis region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, San Ardo has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.HistoryThe owner of the San Bernardo land grant, M.J. Brandenstein, laid out the town when the railroad reached his land in 1887. The San Bernardo post office opened in 1886, and changed its name to San Ardo in 1887. The former name of San Bernardo was changed to avoid confusion with San Bernardino, California.