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When the Mountain Fell in Love with the Sea

When the Mountain Fell in Love with the Sea from directly overhead

When the Mountain Fell in Love with the Sea is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryland Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2022-08
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.34235, -121.89445
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • The Former Members of the San Jose Units: 0.2 mi
  • Lieutenant Colonel Louis J. Van Dalsem: 0.2 mi
  • First Unitarian Church: 0.3 mi
  • Robert F. Kennedy: 0.3 mi
  • Henry Morris Naglee Memorial: 0.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Danny's Place: 2.0 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 2.0 mi
  • Silly Celebration: 2.0 mi
  • Whistling Woods: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.7 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Alum Rock: 6.6 mi
  • Lone Hill: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 25
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Graffiti Rock: 10.9 mi
  • The Bluff: 13.4 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 13.5 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Niles beach: 17.4 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 23.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of When the Mountain Fell in Love with the Sea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakE 90°1,298 m13.8 mi
Mount HamiltonE 90°1,279 m13.8 mi
Ptolemy PeakE 91°1,237 m13.8 mi
Black MountainENE 58°1,169 m12.5 mi
Mount DayENE 63°1,163 m11.9 mi
Mount UmunhumS 181°1,063 m12.6 mi
Mount ThayerS 186°1,061 m12.4 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 233°985 m13.7 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1104842107

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