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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

Historic sites
Nature reserves
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
Picnic sites
  • Gateway Pavilion: 2.9 mi
  • Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Meadowbrook Group Area: 2.9 mi
  • Meadowbrook Group Area: 3.0 mi
  • Pepper Tree Group Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
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
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 25
  • 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
Springs: 24
  • 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
Cliffs: 13
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 14.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 16.3 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Lexington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSE 127°1,154 m9.9 mi
Crystal PeakSE 124°1,097 m10.2 mi
Mount UmunhumESE 117°1,063 m5.5 mi
Mount ThayerESE 121°1,061 m4.4 mi
Mount ChualESE 122°1,046 m10.0 mi
Mount BielawskiWNW 288°985 m6.1 mi
Castle RockWNW 291°979 m6.3 mi
El SombrosoESE 106°917 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.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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