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Where the Tree is Born

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Elevation, modelled
22 m
Tallest summit within 14.2 miles
Copernicus Peak1,327 m · 14.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
37.3497, -121.8874
Where the Tree is Born from directly overhead

Where the Tree is Born is a artwork in California, at a modelled 22 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Backesto Fountain, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

Material
granite

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Where the Tree is Born. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakE 91°1,327 m14.1 mi
Observatory PeakE 92°1,298 m13.4 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakE 92°1,286 m13.7 mi
Mount HamiltonE 92°1,279 m13.4 mi
Huyghens PeakE 92°1,276 m13.6 mi
Galileo PeakE 89°1,273 m13.9 mi
Ptolemy PeakE 93°1,237 m13.4 mi
Black MountainENE 59°1,169 m11.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 24
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 5
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).

Months averaging 5080 °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.

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