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Juana Briones Park

Juana Briones Park from directly overhead

Juana Briones Park is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Briones Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49475793, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Rancho La Purísima Concepción was granted to a former Santa Clara Mission Indian, Sam José Gorgonio, by Governor Alvarado on June 30, 1846. In 1844, Gorgonio and another Indian, José Ramón, sold the grant to Dona Juana Briones de Miranda…

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40784, -122.12744

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 16
Ghost towns: 14
Springs: 12
  • Spring source: 6.8 mi
  • Summit Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Congress Springs: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Graffiti Rock: 9.5 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 12.6 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 12.7 mi
  • The Bluff: 21.2 mi
  • Chab: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Juana Briones Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 172°985 m12.9 mi
Castle RockS 172°979 m12.5 mi
The PeakSSE 167°917 m13.4 mi
Lookout TowerS 175°892 m11.2 mi
Goat RockS 175°890 m12.5 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 166°880 m13.7 mi
Summit RockS 172°878 m11.6 mi
Varian PeakS 177°873 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155576166686766615348
Precip in2.93.22.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9546309166

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