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Spartan

Spartan from directly overhead

Spartan is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA ETA Chapter, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates37.33835, -121.88076
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 1.3 mi
  • Danny's Place: 1.3 mi
  • Whistling Woods: 1.3 mi
  • Silly Celebration: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.3 mi
  • Alum Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 6.2 mi
  • Lone Hill: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Graffiti Rock: 11.4 mi
  • The Bluff: 13.3 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 13.9 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 14.2 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Niles beach: 18.0 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 23.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Spartan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakE 88°1,327 m13.8 mi
Observatory PeakE 89°1,298 m13.1 mi
Hipparchus PeakE 88°1,295 m13.9 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakE 89°1,286 m13.3 mi
Mount HamiltonE 89°1,279 m13.1 mi
Huyghens PeakE 89°1,276 m13.2 mi
Galileo PeakE 86°1,273 m13.6 mi
Ptolemy PeakE 90°1,237 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/997038951

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