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S. S. Palo Alto

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S. S. Palo Alto from directly overhead

S. S. Palo Alto is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Seacliff Village Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96950, -121.91401

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Seacliff Village Park: 0.5 mi
  • Aptos Village Park: 1.0 mi
  • New Brighton City Park: 1.5 mi
  • Hidden Beach Park: 1.5 mi
  • Hidden Beach: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Special Events Ramada: 1.3 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 1.5 mi
  • Windfalls: 1.6 mi
  • Old Tree: 2.7 mi
  • Skyball: 3.0 mi
  • Skyball: 3.0 mi
Attractions
  • Capitola Wharf: 2.2 mi
  • Capitola Wharf: 2.2 mi
  • Ropes Course: 4.5 mi
  • Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 4.5 mi
  • Giant Dipper: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Beaches: 56
Museums: 51
Gardens: 46
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 3.8 mi
  • afe native plant garden: 5.5 mi
  • AFE Salamander Garden: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Fairy Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Maple Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 9.8 mi
Springs: 15
  • Olive Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 6.6 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Badger Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Capitola Bluffs: 1.8 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 6.4 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 6.5 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 8.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of S. S. Palo Alto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE 21°1,154 m10.5 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 23°1,097 m10.8 mi
Mount UmunhumN 4°1,063 m13.2 mi
Mount ThayerN 359°1,061 m13.4 mi
Mount ChualNNE 23°1,046 m11.2 mi
El SombrosoN 1°917 m14.4 mi
Ralph's MountainN 355°828 m12.7 mi
Grizzly RockNNW 332°827 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/29545457

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