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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
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
Picnic sites
  • 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
Historic sites
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
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 19
  • 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: 13
Covered bridges: 2
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 UmunhumSE 141°1,063 m13.8 mi
Mount ThayerSE 144°1,061 m12.9 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 197°985 m6.7 mi
Castle RockSSW 199°979 m6.4 mi
The PeakS 186°917 m6.7 mi
El SombrosoSE 139°917 m12.4 mi
Lookout TowerSSW 211°892 m5.5 mi
Goat RockSSW 205°890 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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