- Elevation, modelled
- -5 m
- Tallest summit within 18.1 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9698, -121.9534
Capitola Wharf is a attraction in California, at a modelled -5 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.
city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Dates from 1949-01-11.
Wikidata Q986894, matched on coordinates and name (745 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Capitola Wharf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NNE 32° | 1,136 m | 11.5 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 33° | 1,097 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 13° | 1,063 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Thayer | N 8° | 1,061 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNE 33° | 1,046 m | 12.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | N 9° | 917 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | NNW 340° | 880 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | N 4° | 828 m | 12.7 mi |
- 26.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Capitola Wharf: 0.1 mi
- S. S. Palo Alto: 2.2 mi
- Ropes Course: 2.9 mi
- Giant Dipper: 3.4 mi
- Looff Carousel: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Night Fighter: 1.4 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 3.1 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 3.4 mi
- Branciforte: 3.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- La Corona: 3.5 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Massiah: 3.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.2 mi
- Horseback Hill: 4.9 mi
Museums: 52
Beaches: 33
- Hooper Beach: 0.1 mi
- Capitola Beach: 0.1 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 0.2 mi
- Private's Nude Beach: 0.4 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Moose Lodge Falls: 5.5 mi
- Fairy Falls: 6.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 6.3 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 7.5 mi
- Ferndell: 8.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 0 mi
- Aptos · 3 mi
- Santa Cruz · 4 mi
- Watsonville · 11 mi
- Moss Landing · 15 mi
- Marina · 21 mi
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