Nature reserve · California
Butano State Park
Butano State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 427 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Butano Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 427 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.20718, -122.30321
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Butano Peak: 1.3 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Ocean View Summit: 4.0 mi
- McAbee Mountain: 4.5 mi
- China Grade: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Sandy Point Lookout: 2.0 mi
- Johansen Mill Site: 3.7 mi
- stone fireplace: 5.2 mi
- Page Mill Site: 7.3 mi
- Audry C. Rust Commemorative Site: 9.0 mi
Artworks
- Stone Head: 3.3 mi
- Old Barn: 10.6 mi
- Praying Hands: 10.7 mi
- Dialogue: 10.7 mi
- The Greatest in the Kingdom: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves
- West Waddell Creek State Wilderness: 3.8 mi
- Pescadero Creek County Park: 4.0 mi
- Pigeon Point County Park: 4.9 mi
- Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Theodore J. Hoover Natural Preserve: 7.6 mi
Beaches
- Whitehouse Creek Beach: 4.9 mi
- Pistachio Beach: 5.3 mi
- Arroyo De Los Frijoles Beach: 6.0 mi
- Cove Beach: 6.2 mi
- Bight Beach: 6.4 mi
Museums: 60
- Oil Storage Building: 5.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.3 mi
- Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center: 7.7 mi
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 9.7 mi
- The San Lorenzo Valley Museum: 11.8 mi
Parks
- The Cone Cult: 5.4 mi
- Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park: 5.6 mi
- Coyote Bowl: 5.8 mi
- Bean Hollow State Beach: 6.2 mi
- Heritage Grove Redwood Preserve: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Tan Oak Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
- Madrone Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
- Choctaw Youth Camp: 6.8 mi
- Orchard Glen: 12.5 mi
- LCCC Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Attractions
- Towne Trail: 6.9 mi
- Greyhound Rock: 9.1 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Old Corral Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 13.3 mi
Gardens
- Nature Circle: 9.1 mi
- Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Education Garden: 12.7 mi
- Native Hill (California Native Habitat Garden): 14.2 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 14.2 mi
Springs: 16
- Bulls Spring: 5.8 mi
- Travertine Springs: 9.2 mi
- Spring source: 10.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 13.9 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Butano Falls: 2.5 mi
- Butano Falls: 2.5 mi
- Golden Falls: 2.7 mi
- The Cascades: 2.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waddell Bluffs: 7.2 mi
- China Ladder: 10.0 mi
- Cal Poly Bluffs: 10.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 11.4 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 11.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Butano State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | E 84° | 985 m | 11.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | E 83° | 979 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Peak | E 86° | 917 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lookout Tower | ENE 76° | 892 m | 11.0 mi |
| Goat Rock | E 82° | 890 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | E 87° | 880 m | 12.9 mi |
| Summit Rock | ENE 78° | 878 m | 11.5 mi |
| Varian Peak | E 81° | 873 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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