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Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area

Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area from directly overhead

Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away.

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Coordinates37.00910, -122.03537
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Paradise Park Picnic Grounds: 0.6 mi
  • Pasatiempo: 0.7 mi
  • Shaffer Park (private): 1.1 mi
  • Carbonera Creek Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Hidden Glen Stables (private): 1.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Haunted Meadow: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Bench: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Glen Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Friendship Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 1.0 mi
  • Train Engine: 1.8 mi
  • Williams-Reynolds House: 2.3 mi
  • Roaring Camp: 2.6 mi
  • Ropes Course: 2.9 mi
Artworks
  • Crown Fountain: 1.2 mi
  • Redwood Boat: 1.2 mi
  • Sacrificial Goat: 1.3 mi
  • Kresge Totem Pole: 1.9 mi
  • Sesnon Art Gallery: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Horseback Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Alexander: 1.9 mi
  • La Corona: 2.1 mi
  • Bolcoff Hill: 2.1 mi
Museums: 56
Gardens: 55
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 1.1 mi
  • Stevenson Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 25
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Ferndell: 3.3 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 10.0 mi
Springs: 16
  • Crystal Springs (private): 0.7 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Upper Quarry: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 1.4 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 2.1 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 2.4 mi
  • Capitola Bluffs: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 3.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 4.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 4.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 56°1,154 m12.7 mi
Crystal PeakENE 57°1,097 m13.1 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 36°1,063 m12.9 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 31°1,061 m12.5 mi
Mount ChualNE 56°1,046 m13.5 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 348°985 m15.1 mi
Castle RockNNW 348°979 m15.5 mi
El SombrosoNNE 30°917 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:56

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/556102116

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