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Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park

Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park from directly overhead

Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,220 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Flat Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department
Access
Permitted

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.10649, -121.55410
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Oak Flat Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Calaveras Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Harvey Bear Ranch Entrance: 1.5 mi
  • Palassou Ridge Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Coyote Lake Entrance: 3.1 mi
  • Mendoza Ranch Entrance: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Silveira Wetlands: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Larios Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Nesbit Ridge: 2.4 mi
  • Palassou Ridge: 2.9 mi
  • Palassou Ridge: 3.1 mi
  • Palassou Ridge: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Jackson Oaks Park: 3.5 mi
  • Heritage Greens Park: 3.9 mi
  • San Pedro Percolation Ponds: 4.0 mi
  • Morgan Ranch Recreational Park: 4.3 mi
  • Morgan Ranch PlayGround and Basketball Court: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • CordeValle Winery: 5.4 mi
  • Community & Cultural Center: 5.4 mi
  • Solis Winery: 6.8 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 7.0 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 7.9 mi
Artworks
Museums: 38
Springs: 32
  • Spike Jones Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Lost Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Willow Tree Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Blackberry Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Willow Ridge Spring: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 8.1 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • Bonfante Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Triple Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockN 350°1,220 m14.0 mi
Bollinger MountainN 3°1,044 m10.2 mi
Mount SizerNNE 17°998 m7.7 mi
Cow HillNNW 345°989 m11.2 mi
Round MountainN 1°939 m12.6 mi
Mount HelenN 7°915 m11.9 mi
Middle RidgeN 5°884 m7.0 mi
Brush MountainN 5°867 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1316:53

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/16859470

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