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Glenwood

Glenwood from directly overhead

Glenwood is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Tunnel South Portal, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

About

The story

Ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California.

Wikidata Q5569425, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
277 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.10828, -121.98663
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • West Glenwood Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Glenwood Meadows: 2.9 mi
  • Siltanen Community Park: 2.9 mi
  • Friendship Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lompico Park: 3.6 mi
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 8.4 mi
  • Stevenson Garden: 8.6 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
  • Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 0.2 mi
  • Patchen (historic): 2.4 mi
  • Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
  • Alma: 5.3 mi
  • Mt. Umunhum Radar Tower: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 56
Picnic sites: 50
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • A1: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 49
Waterfalls: 23
  • Ferndell: 5.7 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 8.0 mi
Springs: 19
  • Old Growth Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Badger Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Olive Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Upper Quarry: 8.5 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 9.3 mi
  • Capitola Bluffs: 9.5 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 9.6 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 10.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 11.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Glenwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaE1,154 m7.8 mi
Crystal PeakE1,097 m8.3 mi
Mount UmunhumNE1,063 m6.0 mi
Mount ThayerNE1,061 m5.3 mi
Mount ChualE1,046 m8.5 mi
Mount BielawskiNW985 m9.9 mi
Castle RockNW979 m10.3 mi
El SombrosoNE917 m6.4 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 solstice07:1916:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/150937841

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