RailBlazer
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RailBlazer is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Black Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitewater Falls, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
RailBlazer is a steel roller coaster at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction, the single-rail roller coaster opened in June 2018. RailBlazer is the ninth roller coaster at California's Great America, and features a 90-degree drop, three inversions, and an off-roading adventure theme. RailBlazer was one of two prototype single-rail coasters to open in 2018, the other being the Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster at sister park Six Flags Fiesta Texas, whose layout is a mirror image of RailBlazer's.
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Wikidata Q39048970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitewater Falls: 0.0 mi
- Berserker: 0.0 mi
- Demon: 0.1 mi
- Snoopy 500: 0.1 mi
- Snoopy's Space Race: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 0.2 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 1.6 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 1.8 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 1.9 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 1.9 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 0.5 mi
- Saint John Paul the Great Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Anything's Possible: 0.7 mi
- Lupe the Mammoth: 2.2 mi
- Totem Pole: 2.2 mi
- Fuller Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Agnew Park: 0.7 mi
- Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park: 0.8 mi
- Fairwood Park: 0.9 mi
- Silva Parklet: 0.9 mi
- 49ers Museum: 0.7 mi
- Intel Museum: 0.7 mi
- Triton Museum of Art: 2.9 mi
- Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum: 3.0 mi
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society: 3.5 mi
- Ulistac Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- New Chicago Marsh: 2.8 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve: 5.5 mi
- China Camp: 2.3 mi
- The Port and Town of Alviso: 2.4 mi
- The Steamboat Jenny Lind Disaster: 2.5 mi
- Jamison-Brown House: 2.8 mi
- Universal Child Statue: 2.9 mi
- PayPal Garden: 3.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.2 mi
- Forge Garden: 3.5 mi
- Mission Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Charles Street Garden: 3.8 mi
- Anza Knoll: 7.1 mi
- Dragon Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Hunters Point: 8.4 mi
- Monument Peak: 8.6 mi
- Monument Peak Northwest: 8.6 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 12.8 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 13.7 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 16.9 mi
- Murietta Falls: 17.1 mi
- McClure Spring: 9.4 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.3 mi
- Spring source: 11.8 mi
- Travertine Springs: 14.1 mi
- Cherry Springs: 14.6 mi
- Drawbridge: 4.8 mi
- Lexington: 13.7 mi
- Alma: 14.9 mi
- Holy City: 16.4 mi
- Stokes Landing: 16.7 mi
- Niles beach: 12.8 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 19.9 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 19.9 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 20.4 mi
- Coyote Point Beach: 23.5 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 9.9 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.3 mi
- Underworld Rock: 13.5 mi
- The Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of RailBlazer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | E 79° | 1,169 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Day | E 83° | 1,163 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | SSW 209° | 985 m | 13.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSW 210° | 979 m | 13.3 mi |
| The Peak | SSW 204° | 917 m | 13.3 mi |
| Antler Point | E 94° | 913 m | 14.7 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SW 216° | 892 m | 12.7 mi |
| Goat Rock | SSW 213° | 890 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Aptos · 29 mi
- Capitola · 29 mi
- Santa Cruz · 29 mi
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