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New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum

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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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakNE 41°1,298 m14.9 mi
Mount HamiltonNE 41°1,279 m14.9 mi
Ptolemy PeakNE 41°1,237 m14.7 mi
Loma PrietaSSW 196°1,136 m4.9 mi
Crystal PeakS 191°1,097 m4.6 mi
Mount UmunhumWSW 254°1,063 m4.5 mi
Mount ThayerW 260°1,061 m5.6 mi
Mount ChualS 191°1,046 m4.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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