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Chesbro Reservoir County Park

Chesbro Reservoir County Park from directly overhead

Chesbro Reservoir County Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,220 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesbro Reservoir Boat Launch Entrance, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Clara County Parks
Access
Permitted

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.12035, -121.70624
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 3.1 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 4.8 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 5.7 mi
  • Solis Winery: 5.9 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Hilltop BBQ Area: 3.2 mi
  • Gazebo BBQ Area: 3.2 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 4.1 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 4.6 mi
  • Sycamore Rest Area: 5.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 59
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 8.2 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 9.0 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.0 mi
Springs: 37
Beaches: 37
Waterfalls: 16
  • Lower Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Triple Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Black Rock Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Capitola Bluffs: 16.7 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 20.3 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 20.6 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 21.1 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 19.7 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Chesbro Reservoir County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockNNE 25°1,220 m14.2 mi
Loma PrietaW 265°1,154 m7.6 mi
Crystal PeakW 266°1,097 m7.2 mi
Mount UmunhumWNW 285°1,063 m11.0 mi
Mount ThayerWNW 284°1,061 m12.1 mi
Mount ChualW 269°1,046 m7.0 mi
Bollinger MountainNE 44°1,044 m12.8 mi
Mount SizerENE 59°998 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/28901389

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