- Elevation, modelled
- 25 m
- Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9812, -122.0127
BSSC Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled 25 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is AFE Salamander Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 28 miles off.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of BSSC Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 46° | 1,136 m | 12.9 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 47° | 1,097 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 27° | 1,063 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 22° | 1,061 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 46° | 1,046 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 345° | 985 m | 17.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 345° | 979 m | 17.7 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 22° | 917 m | 14.8 mi |
- 27.8 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Branciforte: 0.1 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 0.6 mi
- Clock Tower: 0.8 mi
- Compass Rose Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Bolcoff Hill: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.0 mi
- Horseback Hill: 1.5 mi
- La Corona: 2.0 mi
- Mount Massiah: 3.7 mi
Parks
- El Portal Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Park: 0.4 mi
- Star Of The Sea Park: 0.5 mi
- Grant Park: 0.5 mi
- San Lorenzo Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Santa Cruz Art League Galleries: 0.6 mi
- Dragon Archway (The Last Chinatown): 0.7 mi
- Collateral Damage: 0.8 mi
- Big Red Ball: 0.8 mi
- Virgin Moon: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 0.6 mi
- Arana Gulch: 0.9 mi
- Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 1.4 mi
- El Dorado Riparian Corridor: 1.5 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.1 mi
- Giant Dipper: 1.2 mi
- Looff Carousel: 1.2 mi
- Undertow: 1.2 mi
- NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Lone Tree: 1.3 mi
- Cathedral: 1.3 mi
- Twisted Tree: 1.4 mi
- Buckeye Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
Museums: 46
Gardens: 42
- AFE Salamander Garden: 0.0 mi
- afe native plant garden: 0.0 mi
- Riverside Gardens Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Community Orchard: 0.9 mi
- Beach Flats Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 37
- Harbor Beach: 1.4 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 1.5 mi
- Black's Beach/Lincoln Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sunny Cove Beach: 1.9 mi
- Santa Maria's Beach: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 3.2 mi
- Ferndell: 5.5 mi
- Maple Falls: 8.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.2 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 9.6 mi
Springs: 16
- Dodero Spring: 2.0 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 2.1 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 2.4 mi
- Redwood Springs: 5.3 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Anthony's Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 3.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 3.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 1 mi
- Capitola · 3 mi
- Aptos · 6 mi
- Watsonville · 14 mi
- Moss Landing · 17 mi
- Marina · 24 mi
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