University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum
University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Triangle, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Ohlone Tiger Beetle Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Lower Moore Creek Natural Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Arroyo Seco Canyon: 1.0 mi
- Moore Creek Open Space: 0.3 mi
- University Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
- Kalkar Park: 0.7 mi
- Westlake Park: 0.9 mi
- Round Tree Park: 1.0 mi
- Untitled: 0.8 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 0.9 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 0.9 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 1.1 mi
- Redwood Boat: 1.1 mi
- Horseback Hill: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 2.4 mi
- La Corona: 3.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Upper Glen Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Friendship Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Wagner Grove: 1.2 mi
- Millennium Circle: 1.2 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Train Engine: 1.2 mi
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 1.5 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.7 mi
- Wilder Ranch: 1.9 mi
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 2.0 mi
- Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 1.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 1.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 1.8 mi
- Moonshine Landing: 1.9 mi
- Clock Tower: 1.9 mi
- Wilder Beach: 2.2 mi
- Natural Bridges State Beach: 2.2 mi
- De Anza Beach: 2.2 mi
- 2222 Beach: 2.3 mi
- Younger Beach: 2.3 mi
- Australian Garden: 0.1 mi
- Program in Community Agroecology (PICA): 0.4 mi
- Oakes Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rachel Carson Garden: 0.7 mi
- Family Student Housing Garden: 0.7 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 3.7 mi
- Ferndell: 4.8 mi
- Maple Falls: 10.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 10.6 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 11.9 mi
- Dodero Spring: 0.6 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 1.4 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 2.8 mi
- Redwood Springs: 4.8 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 6.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 1.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 1.2 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 2.8 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 3.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 4.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 4.8 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 2.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 53° | 1,154 m | 14.9 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 54° | 1,097 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 36° | 1,063 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 32° | 1,061 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 53° | 1,046 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 354° | 985 m | 16.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 353° | 979 m | 17.1 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 31° | 917 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 3 mi away.
- Slender Banana Slug2,558 obs
- Western Fence Lizard1,161 obs
- Wild Turkey996 obs
- Mule Deer983 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird884 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk783 obs
- Ensatina678 obs
- California poppy633 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/30735325
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Capitola · 6 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 17 mi
- Moss Landing · 19 mi
- Marina · 25 mi
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