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Lovers Leap

Lovers Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Lovers Leap is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 82 m. Telegraph Hill stands 1,128 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Knights Ferry Covered Bridge, a attraction 1.8 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
82 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80821, -120.69287

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Orange Blossom Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Valley Oak Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
  • Kerr Park: 6.9 mi
  • Kerr Park: 7.1 mi
  • South Shore Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 16
  • The Cowboy Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Oakdale Museum & History Center: 9.1 mi
  • Riverbank Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
  • The Horseless Carriage Garage: 16.3 mi
  • Escalon Museum: 16.5 mi
Springs: 10
  • Churchs Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Turners Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Salt Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Freeze-Out Spring: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 10
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heron Point Day Use: 15.7 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 19.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Red Hills: 13.5 mi
  • National Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lovers Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telegraph HillNE 50°1,128 m24.2 mi
Tip Top PeakE 86°1,018 m23.5 mi
Bald MountainNE 52°1,016 m22.7 mi
Blewetts PointNE 46°976 m24.8 mi
Moccasin PeakE 90°894 m19.9 mi
Bear MountainNNE 22°879 m15.8 mi
Peñon Blanco PeakESE 102°872 m24.1 mi
Joaquin PeakN 0°854 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4219:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1516:0716:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358769830

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