- Elevation
- 145 m
- Tallest summit within 14.9 miles
- Observatory Peak1,298 m · 14.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 37.1784, -121.8195
New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded 145 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney, a historic site 0.7 miles away.
unincorporated community in Santa Clara County, California
Wikidata Q7005295, matched on coordinates and name (288 m apart).
- Elevation
- 145 m
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Peak | NE 41° | 1,298 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NE 41° | 1,279 m | 14.9 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | NE 41° | 1,237 m | 14.7 mi |
| Loma Prieta | SSW 196° | 1,136 m | 4.9 mi |
| Crystal Peak | S 191° | 1,097 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | WSW 254° | 1,063 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Thayer | W 260° | 1,061 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Chual | S 191° | 1,046 m | 4.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Chimney: 0.7 mi
- Concrete Vault: 1.1 mi
- Chimney: 1.1 mi
- Mine Office & Maps: 1.1 mi
- Site of English Town * CCC Camp Mt. Madonna: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Church Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mine Hill: 1.4 mi
- Fern Peak: 1.8 mi
- Bald Peaks: 1.9 mi
- One Tree Hill: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Bailey Fellows House: 3.0 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 3.5 mi
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 9.3 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 9.4 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 9.4 mi
Attractions
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 6.7 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 8.6 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 9.4 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 10.0 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Lower Falls: 6.6 mi
- Granuja Falls: 6.7 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 6.7 mi
- Basin Falls: 6.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 22
- Potbelly Beach: 15.1 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 15.2 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 15.4 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 15.9 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 16.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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