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Capitola Bluffs

Capitola Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Capitola Bluffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Esplanade Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
14 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.97382, -121.94680

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Special Events Ramada: 0.8 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Artworks
  • Old Tree: 1.1 mi
  • Windfalls: 1.2 mi
  • Skyball: 1.5 mi
  • Skyball: 1.6 mi
  • Skyball: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Night Fighter: 1.9 mi
  • Bear Enclosure: 3.3 mi
  • Harvey West Historic Structure: 3.6 mi
  • Branciforte: 3.7 mi
  • Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 4.2 mi
Peaks
  • La Corona: 3.6 mi
  • Mount Massiah: 3.7 mi
  • Bolcoff Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Horseback Hill: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 54
Museums: 54
Gardens: 46
Waterfalls: 23
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Ferndell: 8.3 mi
Springs: 15
  • Crystal Springs (private): 4.9 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Olive Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Badger Spring: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Anthony's Bluff: 4.6 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 6.4 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE 31°1,154 m11.0 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 32°1,097 m11.4 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 12°1,063 m13.2 mi
Mount ThayerN 7°1,061 m13.2 mi
Mount ChualNNE 32°1,046 m11.8 mi
El SombrosoN 8°917 m14.3 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNNW 338°880 m18.0 mi
Ralph's MountainN 3°828 m12.4 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/103903658

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