Attraction · California
Alma Culture Landscape
Alma Culture Landscape is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-southeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Alma, a historic site 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midpensula Regional Open Space
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Designated
How to reach it
Coordinates37.18206, -122.00184
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Alma: 0.8 mi
- Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Collord's Peak: 2.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Flame of Liberty: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Van Lone: 1.4 mi
- Madrone Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Saint Josephs Hill: 2.1 mi
- Priest Rock: 2.3 mi
- White Rock: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Friendship Park: 2.0 mi
- Pageant Grounds: 2.9 mi
- Town Plaza Park: 2.9 mi
- Bachman Park: 3.3 mi
- Oak Meadow Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Worcester Park: 3.4 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 4.9 mi
- Marywood Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- The Cats: 2.4 mi
- Portals and Passages: 3.0 mi
- Eolian: 3.0 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 6.4 mi
- The Greatest in the Kingdom: 7.0 mi
Museums
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 2.9 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 3.0 mi
- Youth Science Institute Sanborn: 5.0 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 5.5 mi
- The San Lorenzo Valley Museum: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites
- LCCC Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Gateway Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Meadowbrook Group Area: 4.1 mi
- Meadowbrook Group Area: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 4.1 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 7.3 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 7.8 mi
- Mini Bikes Activity Area: 7.9 mi
- Zip Tower and Climbing Wall: 8.0 mi
Gardens
- Italianate Garden: 4.6 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 4.7 mi
- Hakone Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Saratoga Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Life Lab: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 55
- Cable Car Beach: 10.9 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 14.6 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 14.7 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Capitola Beach: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Castle Rock Falls: 6.5 mi
- Ferndell: 9.6 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 10.8 mi
- Maple Falls: 11.0 mi
Springs: 22
- Cherry Springs: 4.9 mi
- Congress Springs: 5.3 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 7.5 mi
- Badger Spring: 8.6 mi
- Travertine Springs: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Lyme Disease Rock: 5.9 mi
- Underworld Rock: 6.1 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 7.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 13.0 mi
- Upper Quarry: 13.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 15.3 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Alma Culture Landscape. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | ESE 119° | 1,154 m | 10.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | ESE 117° | 1,097 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | ESE 105° | 1,063 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Thayer | ESE 105° | 1,061 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Chual | ESE 115° | 1,046 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | WNW 299° | 985 m | 5.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | WNW 302° | 979 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Peak | NW 304° | 917 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/313016525
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 14 mi
- Santa Cruz · 14 mi
- Aptos · 15 mi
- Watsonville · 22 mi
- Moss Landing · 29 mi
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