- Elevation, modelled
- 29 m
- Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
- Observatory Peak1,298 m · 13.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3301, -121.8890
Idea Tree is a artwork in California, at a modelled 29 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Plumed Serpent, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Idea Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Peak | E 87° | 1,298 m | 13.5 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 86° | 1,286 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 86° | 1,279 m | 13.5 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 87° | 1,276 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | E 87° | 1,237 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 54° | 1,169 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Day | ENE 59° | 1,163 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | S 183° | 1,063 m | 11.7 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Plumed Serpent: 0.1 mi
- Limonium: 0.1 mi
- 100 Block: 0.2 mi
- Serpentine Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- California Bear: 0.2 mi
Museums
- The Tech Interactive: 0.1 mi
- Children’s Discovery Museum: 0.3 mi
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: 0.3 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.5 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- City Hall Cornerstone: 0.2 mi
- In Memory of the Burning of San Jose Chinatown: 0.2 mi
- Man of Fire: 0.2 mi
- Twohy Building: 0.2 mi
- Japanese American Internment Memorial: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Plaza de César E. Chávez: 0.2 mi
- Circle of Palms Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Fairmont Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Parque de los Pobladores: 0.3 mi
- Guadalupe River Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Monopoly in the Park: 0.3 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 1.4 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 1.4 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 1.4 mi
- Kiddie Swings: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 0.3 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 1.2 mi
- Historic Orchard: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Danny's Place: 1.4 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 1.4 mi
- Silly Celebration: 1.4 mi
- Whistling Woods: 1.4 mi
- Sunflower Circle: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.1 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.1 mi
- Alum Rock: 6.8 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.7 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.1 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.1 mi
Springs: 27
- Santa Teresa Springs: 8.9 mi
- Cherry Springs: 9.9 mi
- Congress Springs: 10.8 mi
- McClure Spring: 12.3 mi
- South Spring: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 13.9 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Murietta Falls: 17.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Drawbridge: 10.4 mi
- Lexington: 10.7 mi
- Alma: 11.5 mi
- Holy City: 13.0 mi
- Patchen: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Graffiti Rock: 10.8 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.2 mi
- Underworld Rock: 13.6 mi
- The Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 8
- Niles beach: 18.3 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 20.2 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.4 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 22.7 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.7 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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