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Arroyo de San Joseph Cupertino

Arroyo de San Joseph Cupertino from directly overhead

Arroyo de San Joseph Cupertino is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackberry Farm Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1968-05-29
Material
bronze
Inscription
This arroyo honoring San Joseph, … was first discovered and traversed by Spanish explorers in 1769. On March 25–26, 1776 Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza made it his encampment … before continuing on to the San Francisco Bay Area…
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.31542, -122.05765
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens: 60
Museums
Artworks
  • Justice, Equity, Peace: 0.6 mi
  • What Does Justice Look Like?: 0.7 mi
  • The World As It Is and the World We Want To See: 0.8 mi
  • Stellar Motion: 0.8 mi
  • Two As One: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Anza Knoll: 1.3 mi
  • Hunters Point: 1.5 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Nob Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Table Mountain: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches: 53
Picnic sites: 52
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 1.1 mi
  • Villa Maria Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Baytree Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 18
  • Congress Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Spring source: 5.7 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 12
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Arroyo de San Joseph Cupertino. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSE1,063 m13.8 mi
Mount ThayerSE1,061 m12.9 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW985 m6.7 mi
Castle RockSSW979 m6.4 mi
The PeakS917 m6.7 mi
El SombrosoSE917 m12.4 mi
Lookout TowerSSW892 m5.5 mi
Goat RockSSW890 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8336412720

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