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Arana Gulch

Arana Gulch from directly overhead

Arana Gulch is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Harbor Knolls, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates36.97807, -121.99798

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harbor Knolls: 0.2 mi
  • Star Of The Sea Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jose Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Frederick Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • El Portal Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • Great Blue Heron Walkway: 0.4 mi
  • Otter Touching Its Tail: 0.7 mi
  • Stone Spire: 1.1 mi
  • Santa Cruz Art League Galleries: 1.1 mi
  • Life-size Gray Whale Sculpture: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 0.7 mi
  • El Dorado Riparian Corridor: 0.8 mi
  • Twin Lakes State Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Jessie Street Marsh: 1.1 mi
  • Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Branciforte: 0.9 mi
  • Bear Enclosure: 1.0 mi
  • Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 1.4 mi
  • Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Compass Rose Plaza: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Bolcoff Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
  • La Corona: 2.0 mi
  • Horseback Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Massiah: 3.5 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Lone Tree: 1.5 mi
  • Cathedral: 1.5 mi
  • Twisted Tree: 1.5 mi
  • Maple Grove: 1.5 mi
  • Aloha Terrace: 1.6 mi
Beaches: 51
Gardens: 45
Museums: 44
Waterfalls: 23
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Ferndell: 6.2 mi
  • Maple Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 9.0 mi
Springs: 16
  • Crystal Springs (private): 2.6 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Anthony's Bluff: 1.7 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 1.9 mi
  • Capitola Bluffs: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.6 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 3.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Arana Gulch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 43°1,154 m12.5 mi
Crystal PeakNE 44°1,097 m12.9 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 23°1,063 m13.7 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 19°1,061 m13.5 mi
Mount ChualNE 43°1,046 m13.3 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 343°985 m17.7 mi
El SombrosoNNE 19°917 m14.7 mi
The PeakNNW 346°917 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/479808492

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