- Elevation, modelled
- 25 m
- Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
- Observatory Peak1,298 m · 13.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3369, -121.8852
Gold Rush is a artwork in California, at a modelled 25 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pueblo, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Material
- concrete
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Gold Rush. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Peak | E 89° | 1,298 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 88° | 1,286 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 88° | 1,279 m | 13.3 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 88° | 1,276 m | 13.5 mi |
| Galileo Peak | E 86° | 1,273 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | E 89° | 1,237 m | 13.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 55° | 1,169 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Day | ENE 60° | 1,163 m | 11.7 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Pueblo: 0.0 mi
- Trailblazers: 0.0 mi
- Children: 0.0 mi
- Education: 0.0 mi
- High Technology: 0.0 mi
Historic sites
- Ridder Gate: 0.1 mi
- San Jose Rotary Gate: 0.1 mi
- Olympics Black Power Statue: 0.2 mi
- César E. Chávez Monument: 0.2 mi
- World’s First Broadcasting Station: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Spartan Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 0.6 mi
- Historic Orchard: 1.2 mi
- Heritage Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Fairmont Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Circle of Palms Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Plaza de César E. Chávez: 0.4 mi
- O'Donnell's Gardens Park: 0.5 mi
- Notre Dame High Pardini Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- The Tech Interactive: 0.5 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.5 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 0.5 mi
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: 0.6 mi
- Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Monopoly in the Park: 0.7 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 1.4 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 1.4 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 1.4 mi
- Kiddie Swings: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Danny's Place: 1.4 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 1.4 mi
- Silly Celebration: 1.4 mi
- Whistling Woods: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 3.6 mi
- Eagle Rock: 5.6 mi
- Alum Rock: 6.4 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 6.4 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 6.1 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.6 mi
Springs: 27
- Santa Teresa Springs: 9.1 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.4 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.3 mi
- McClure Spring: 11.8 mi
- South Spring: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 14.3 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Murietta Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Drawbridge: 10.1 mi
- Lexington: 11.2 mi
- Alma: 12.0 mi
- Holy City: 13.5 mi
- Patchen: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Niles beach: 18.0 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 19.7 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 19.9 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 23.2 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Graffiti Rock: 11.2 mi
- The Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.7 mi
- Underworld Rock: 14.0 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 3 mi away.
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