Cliff · California
Swanson Bluff
Swanson Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 372 m. Big Mountain stands 1,211 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolado Park, a park 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 372 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.75274, -121.30382
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bolado Park: 0.9 mi
- Bolado Park County Fairgrounds: 1.0 mi
- San Benito Historical Park: 1.5 mi
- Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area: Upper Ranch: 5.6 mi
- Ridgemark Park: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Mount Harlan: 6.8 mi
- Cibo Peak: 7.0 mi
- McPhails Peak: 7.5 mi
- Coyote Peak: 8.7 mi
- Santa Ana Mountain: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 20
- Upper Ranch Entrance: 5.2 mi
- Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 6.1 mi
- Swank Farms: 11.3 mi
- St. Francis Retreat: 11.9 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 12.5 mi
Springs: 17
- Horseshoe Spring: 8.1 mi
- Stone Spring: 9.0 mi
- Log Trough Spring: 12.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 18.1 mi
- Oak Tree Spring: 19.0 mi
Museums: 13
- Saddle Association Museum: 1.0 mi
- Matthews House: 8.4 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 8.9 mi
- Zanetta House: 14.3 mi
- Old Livery Stables: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Group Area 1: 1.5 mi
- Group Area 2: 1.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 5.7 mi
- Lower Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
- Coulter Group Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Carnadero Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South): 18.8 mi
- Pescadero Ranch Reserve: 20.2 mi
- Rancho Cañada de los Osos Ecological Reserve: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark: 16.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Old City Hall: 22.9 mi
- Edgar Holloway House: 23.0 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 7.5 mi
- Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
- Garden Essential: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Resurrection Wall: 19.3 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Discovery Wall: 20.2 mi
- The Upper Crust: 20.4 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 23.0 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Swanson Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | SE 126° | 1,211 m | 19.0 mi |
| Laveaga Peak | NE 36° | 1,145 m | 11.8 mi |
| Potrero Peak | NE 50° | 1,132 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | E 97° | 1,112 m | 19.3 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | NNE 20° | 1,095 m | 11.2 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | ENE 63° | 1,049 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Johnson | S 183° | 1,048 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NNE 21° | 1,021 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paicines 4 W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358776927
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 9 mi
- San Benito County · 14 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 14 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 20 mi
- Salinas · 20 mi
- Soledad · 23 mi
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