- Elevation, modelled
- 10 m
- Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
- Black Mountain1,169 m · 12.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 37.4005, -121.9183
History is a artwork in California, at a modelled 10 m. Black Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Touch, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Material
- granite
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,169 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Day | E 83° | 1,163 m | 12.0 mi |
| Rose Peak | NE 54° | 1,163 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Lewis | ENE 67° | 1,136 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | SW 218° | 985 m | 15.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 219° | 979 m | 15.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | E 91° | 960 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Peak | SW 214° | 917 m | 15.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Touch: 0.0 mi
- Power of One: 0.1 mi
- Lupe the Mammoth: 1.7 mi
- Earnest “Ernie” Renzel, Junior: 2.2 mi
- Rolling Ball Sculpture (Wallpiece XXXI): 2.2 mi
Parks
- Iris Chang Park: 0.1 mi
- River Oaks Park: 0.7 mi
- Crescent Village Garden: 0.8 mi
- Pinewood Park: 0.8 mi
- Delano Manongs Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Former Ford Assembly Plant: 1.4 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 1.6 mi
- Earnest “Ernie” Renzel, Junior: 2.2 mi
- This is Not an Airport Information Booth: 2.2 mi
- Santa Clara Interlocking Tower: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- PayPal Garden: 1.7 mi
- Forge Garden: 3.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.5 mi
- Gray Garden: 3.6 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- New Chicago Marsh: 3.7 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.1 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.1 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: 7.5 mi
Museums
- Intel Museum: 2.6 mi
- 49ers Museum: 2.9 mi
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society: 3.4 mi
- Triton Museum of Art: 3.7 mi
- de Saisset Museum: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Woodstock Express: 2.9 mi
- Sally's Love Buggies: 2.9 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 2.9 mi
- Thunder Raceway: 2.9 mi
- Psycho Mouse: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 4.3 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 4.4 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Eagle Rock: 5.6 mi
- Dragon Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 6.1 mi
- Monument Peak: 6.5 mi
- Monument Peak Northwest: 6.6 mi
Springs: 22
- McClure Spring: 7.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 13.1 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 13.8 mi
- Cherry Springs: 14.7 mi
- Spring source: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Murietta Falls: 14.4 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 15.8 mi
- Tehan Falls: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Drawbridge: 5.4 mi
- Lexington: 14.6 mi
- Alma: 15.6 mi
- Holy City: 17.2 mi
- Patchen: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 12.1 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 15.3 mi
- Underworld Rock: 15.6 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Niles beach: 13.2 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 17.4 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 17.5 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 19.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| 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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