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Ropes Course

Ropes Course from directly overhead

Ropes Course is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Cruz Gardens Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.00459, -121.98220

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Santa Cruz Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
  • Santa Vida RV Park: 1.0 mi
  • DeLaveaga Park: 1.0 mi
  • Winkle Farm Park: 1.0 mi
  • Arana Gulch Creek / Brookwood Drive: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Highfield Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
  • Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 2.0 mi
  • Arana Gulch: 2.0 mi
  • Soquel Lions Park: 2.0 mi
  • Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 2.5 mi
Peaks
  • La Corona: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Massiah: 1.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Bolcoff Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Mount Alexander: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Harvey West Historic Structure: 1.1 mi
  • Bear Enclosure: 1.4 mi
  • Branciforte: 2.4 mi
  • Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Clock Tower: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
  • Skyball: 1.5 mi
  • Skyball: 1.5 mi
  • Skyball: 1.5 mi
  • Skyball: 1.5 mi
  • Old Tree: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Capitola Wharf: 2.8 mi
  • Capitola Wharf: 2.9 mi
  • "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 3.2 mi
  • Giant Dipper: 3.3 mi
  • Williams-Reynolds House: 3.3 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 54
Beaches: 51
Waterfalls: 25
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Ferndell: 5.4 mi
  • Maple Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 7.4 mi
Springs: 16
  • Crystal Springs (private): 2.3 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Olive Springs: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Capitola Bluffs: 2.9 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 3.2 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 3.5 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 3.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 5.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Ropes Course. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 46°1,154 m10.6 mi
Crystal PeakNE 47°1,097 m11.0 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 23°1,063 m11.7 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 17°1,061 m11.5 mi
Mount ChualNE 46°1,046 m11.4 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 338°985 m16.3 mi
Castle RockNNW 338°979 m16.7 mi
El SombrosoNNE 18°917 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3184231569

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