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Carnadero Preserve

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Carnadero Preserve from directly overhead

Carnadero Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Henrietta Peak stands 1,095 m to the east, 17 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 30 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates36.93604, -121.54095
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 49
  • Timber Twister: 6.7 mi
  • Bulgy the Goldfish: 6.7 mi
  • Tubs-O-Fun: 6.7 mi
  • Pit Stop Racers: 6.7 mi
  • Big Red Fire Engine Co.: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Milias Group Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Park Maintenance: 9.9 mi
  • Lone Maple: 9.9 mi
  • Azalea: 10.0 mi
Springs: 33
  • El Pajaro Springs: 4.3 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Spike Jones Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 25
Beaches: 19
Gardens: 17
  • Garden Essential: 3.1 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Holly Garden: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 5.2 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 13.5 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 13.6 mi
  • Bhuda: 13.7 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Bonfante Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Carnadero Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henrietta PeakE 97°1,095 m17.1 mi
Cathedral PeakE 85°1,021 m18.7 mi
Mariposa PeakE 85°1,001 m18.2 mi
Mount SizerN 4°998 m19.3 mi
Mount HarlanSSE 155°991 m18.1 mi
Antimony PeakE 91°990 m17.0 mi
Fremont PeakS 171°966 m12.5 mi
Santa Ana MountainESE 105°931 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1616:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/756166807

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