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Glenwood

Glenwood from directly overhead

Glenwood is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east, 7.8 miles off.

ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.10810, -121.98600
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Glenwood: 0.0 mi
  • Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 0.2 mi
  • Patchen (historic): 2.4 mi
  • Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
  • Alma: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • West Glenwood Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Glenwood Meadows: 2.9 mi
  • Siltanen Community Park: 2.9 mi
  • Friendship Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lompico Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 8.4 mi
  • Stevenson Garden: 8.6 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
Museums
Beaches: 51
Waterfalls: 25
  • Ferndell: 5.7 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 8.0 mi
Springs: 19
  • Old Growth Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Badger Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Olive Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Upper Quarry: 8.5 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.5 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 9.3 mi
  • Capitola Bluffs: 9.5 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 10.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 11.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Glenwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaE 89°1,154 m7.8 mi
Crystal PeakE 87°1,097 m8.3 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 53°1,063 m6.0 mi
Mount ThayerNE 44°1,061 m5.3 mi
Mount ChualE 85°1,046 m8.4 mi
Mount BielawskiNW 323°985 m9.9 mi
Castle RockNW 324°979 m10.3 mi
El SombrosoNE 40°917 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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