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Lexington

Lexington from directly overhead

Lexington is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Alma, a historic site 0.8 miles away.

ghost town in California, United States

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Coordinates37.19639, -121.98833
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Artworks
Parks
  • Pageant Grounds: 1.7 mi
  • Town Plaza Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bachman Park: 2.2 mi
  • Friendship Park: 2.8 mi
  • Oak Meadow Park: 2.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Italianate Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 4.9 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Life Lab: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches: 53
Picnic sites: 46
  • Gateway Pavilion: 2.9 mi
  • Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Meadowbrook Group Area: 2.9 mi
  • Pepper Tree Group Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
Springs: 23
  • Cherry Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Congress Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Badger Spring: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Castle Rock Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Gerow's Waterfall: 10.4 mi
  • Ferndell: 10.8 mi
  • Maple Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Peter's Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 14.2 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 16.3 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Lexington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSE1,154 m9.9 mi
Crystal PeakSE1,097 m10.2 mi
Mount UmunhumESE1,063 m5.5 mi
Mount ThayerESE1,061 m4.4 mi
Mount ChualESE1,046 m10.0 mi
Mount BielawskiWNW985 m6.1 mi
Castle RockWNW979 m6.3 mi
El SombrosoESE917 m4.5 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: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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