César E. Chávez Monument
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César E. Chávez Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Olympics Black Power Statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice, commonly referred to as the César Chávez Arch, is an art installation and monument consisting of a pearlescent plaster arch in the style of a Mayan corbelled arch and includes five Venetian tile mosaics. It was created by American artist Judy Baca, and is installed along the Paseo de César Chávez on the San Jose State University campus, in San Jose, California, United States. The four front-facing mosaics feature portraits of Dolores Huerta, Mahatma Gandhi, and two unnamed farmworkers, while the mosaic on the underside of the arch features Cesar Chavez encountering Robert Kennedy. The top of the arch is adorned with a stacked glass eagle in the style of the United Farm Workers well-known logo. Richard Chavez, César Chávez's brother, originally designed the black Aztec eagle insignia that became the symbol of the National Farm Workers Association and the UFW. In 2022, San Jose State students and faculty embedded the Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice into their Public Art as Resistance project.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q124352927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- César E. Chávez Monument Arch of Dignity, Equality and Justice
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Olympics Black Power Statue: 0.1 mi
- San Jose Rotary Gate: 0.1 mi
- Ridder Gate: 0.2 mi
- San Jose National Bank Gate: 0.2 mi
- Japanese American Internment Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 0.6 mi
- Historic Orchard: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA ETA Chapter: 0.1 mi
- Spartan: 0.2 mi
- Education: 0.2 mi
- Trailblazers: 0.2 mi
- High Technology: 0.2 mi
- O'Donnell's Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- Fairmont Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Circle of Palms Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Notre Dame High Pardini Park: 0.5 mi
- Plaza de César E. Chávez: 0.5 mi
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: 0.6 mi
- The Tech Interactive: 0.6 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.7 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 0.8 mi
- Children’s Discovery Museum: 0.9 mi
- Monopoly in the Park: 0.8 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 1.1 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 1.2 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 1.2 mi
- Kiddie Swings: 1.2 mi
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Danny's Place: 1.2 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 1.2 mi
- Silly Celebration: 1.2 mi
- Whistling Woods: 1.2 mi
- Ulistac Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.6 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 8.9 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.3 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.4 mi
- McClure Spring: 11.8 mi
- South Spring: 13.7 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 14.4 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Murietta Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.9 mi
- Drawbridge: 10.3 mi
- Lexington: 11.3 mi
- Alma: 12.1 mi
- Holy City: 13.5 mi
- Patchen: 13.9 mi
- Niles beach: 18.1 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 19.6 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 19.9 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 23.2 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.2 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 11.3 mi
- The Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 14.1 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of César E. Chávez Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | E 87° | 1,327 m | 13.8 mi |
| Observatory Peak | E 88° | 1,298 m | 13.1 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 88° | 1,286 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 88° | 1,279 m | 13.1 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 88° | 1,276 m | 13.2 mi |
| Galileo Peak | E 85° | 1,273 m | 13.6 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | E 89° | 1,237 m | 13.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 55° | 1,169 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/835902732
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 25 mi
- Capitola · 25 mi
- Santa Cruz · 26 mi
- Watsonville · 29 mi
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