Historic site · California
Ted Norton's Rock
Ted Norton's Rock is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 654 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Melville, a peak 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Ted Norton's Rock Sam Richardson, Artist In Memory Of Edward Polk Norton 1959-1984 For me there is only traveling on paths that have heart
How to reach it
Coordinates37.33299, -122.21821
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Melville: 0.3 mi
- Langley Hill: 1.0 mi
- Borel Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mindego Hill: 1.7 mi
- Windy Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Coal Creek Open Space Preserve (closed area): 0.5 mi
- Windy Hill Open Space Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Hidden Villa: 3.3 mi
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve: 4.1 mi
- La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Audry C. Rust Commemorative Site: 2.0 mi
- Gene Sheehan Overlook: 2.6 mi
- Dwight Crowder Trail Plaque: 2.8 mi
- Foothills Park plaque: 3.1 mi
- Casa De Tableta: 3.7 mi
Museums
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Carriage Room Museum: 5.9 mi
- Ohlone Village: 6.6 mi
- Los Altos History Museum: 6.7 mi
- Hoover Tower: 7.1 mi
Parks
- Frog Pond Park: 2.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 2.8 mi
- Heritage Grove Redwood Preserve: 3.1 mi
- La Honda Store State Historic Landmark: 3.2 mi
- Coyote Bowl: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- Towne Trail: 3.1 mi
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 4.3 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 7.2 mi
- Stem Cell Research information placards: 7.2 mi
- Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 60
- Old Barn: 4.5 mi
- Dialogue: 4.9 mi
- Egrets: 6.1 mi
- Cradle of Liberty: 6.2 mi
- Imagine That: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 58
- Education Garden: 3.4 mi
- Native Hill (California Native Habitat Garden): 5.2 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 5.2 mi
- Lane B Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 51
- Orchard Glen: 2.8 mi
- Choctaw Youth Camp: 3.5 mi
- Madrone Day Use Area: 5.5 mi
- Tan Oak Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
- Patriot Corner Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 45
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 10.1 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 10.2 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 10.2 mi
- Martins Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sand Beach: 11.4 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring source: 3.4 mi
- Travertine Springs: 7.7 mi
- Summit Spring: 8.0 mi
- Bulls Spring: 9.2 mi
- Congress Springs: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Purissima: 11.9 mi
- Lexington: 15.8 mi
- Drawbridge: 16.2 mi
- Alma: 16.8 mi
- Holy City: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Peter's Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 5.8 mi
- Butano Falls: 8.3 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Graffiti Rock: 8.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 9.9 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 10.1 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- China Ladder: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Ted Norton's Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SE 138° | 985 m | 10.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | SE 137° | 979 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Peak | SE 134° | 917 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SE 135° | 892 m | 8.5 mi |
| Goat Rock | SE 140° | 890 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SE 134° | 880 m | 11.6 mi |
| Summit Rock | SE 134° | 878 m | 9.1 mi |
| Varian Peak | SE 141° | 873 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9944016036
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