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The Grizzly

The Grizzly, a attraction in California
The Grizzly, a attraction in CaliforniaJeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California · CC BY 2.0
The Grizzly, a attraction in California
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The Grizzly, a attraction in California
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The Grizzly, a attraction in California
F ASTILY · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Grizzly, a attraction in California
F ASTILY · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Grizzly, a attraction in California
F ASTILY · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The Grizzly is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Black Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiki Twirl, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

The Grizzly is a wooden roller coaster located at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. The ride was designed by Curtis D. Summers and manufactured by Kings Island Construction. It uses traditional tracks with steel wheels on the cars, and, therefore, is designed to maintain positive-g loading on the cars and riders throughout its course.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7738325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.39298, -121.97137
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Tiki Twirl: 0.0 mi
  • Drop Tower: 0.0 mi
  • Centrifuge: 0.1 mi
  • Psycho Mouse: 0.1 mi
  • Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Fuller Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Agnew Park: 0.5 mi
  • Silva Parklet: 0.8 mi
  • Agnew HIstoric Park: 0.8 mi
  • Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks
  • Anza Knoll: 7.1 mi
  • Dragon Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Hunters Point: 8.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Monument Peak: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 18
  • McClure Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Congress Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Spring source: 11.8 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Beaches: 10
  • Niles beach: 13.0 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Coyote Point Beach: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Graffiti Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 13.2 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 13.5 mi
  • The Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 20.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of The Grizzly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainENE 78°1,169 m15.1 mi
Mount DayE 83°1,163 m15.0 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 210°985 m13.5 mi
Castle RockSSW 211°979 m13.3 mi
The PeakSSW 205°917 m13.2 mi
El SombrosoSSE 167°917 m15.2 mi
Antler PointE 93°913 m14.6 mi
Lookout TowerSW 217°892 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/722817964

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