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Mirage

Mirage from directly overhead

Mirage is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Westwood Oaks Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
glass
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.33344, -122.00534
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 1.0 mi
  • Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 1.1 mi
  • Stevens Creek County Park: 4.8 mi
  • Ulistac Natural Area: 5.7 mi
  • Juan Prado Mesa Preserve: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Central Park Pavillion: 1.7 mi
  • Braly Picnic #3: 2.2 mi
  • Braly Picnic #2: 2.2 mi
  • Braly Picnic #1: 2.3 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Gardens
  • School Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Life Lab: 2.8 mi
  • Nature Center: 3.0 mi
  • Charles Street Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Misora Secret Garden: 3.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
  • Anza Knoll: 3.7 mi
  • Hunters Point: 4.0 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 4.8 mi
  • Nob Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Table Mountain: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 28
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 20
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Graffiti Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 9.0 mi
  • The Bluff: 17.9 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 22.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Mirage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSSE 154°1,063 m13.3 mi
Mount ThayerSSE 158°1,061 m12.6 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 212°985 m9.0 mi
Castle RockSW 215°979 m8.8 mi
The PeakSSW 205°917 m8.7 mi
El SombrosoSSE 154°917 m11.9 mi
Lookout TowerSW 224°892 m8.3 mi
Goat RockSW 218°890 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12944888671

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