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Giant Dipper

OpenStreetMap · way/34300977

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Elevation, modelled
6 m
Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
Loma Prieta1,136 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
36.9647, -122.0154

Giant Dipper is a attraction in California, at a modelled 6 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Looff Carousel, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

About

historic roller coaster in Santa Cruz, California, USA

Dates from 1924.

Wikidata Q1522718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record
Built
1924-05-17
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Giant Dipper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 43°1,136 m13.8 mi
Crystal PeakNE 44°1,097 m14.3 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 25°1,063 m15.0 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 21°1,061 m14.7 mi
Mount ChualNE 43°1,046 m14.6 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 347°985 m18.4 mi
El SombrosoNNE 21°917 m15.9 mi
The PeakN 350°917 m17.8 mi
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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 40
Beaches: 33
Waterfalls: 23
Ghost towns: 10
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1816:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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