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Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve

Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Entrance, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.17075, -121.73128
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Bailey Fellows House: 1.7 mi
  • Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 3.4 mi
  • Chimney: 5.4 mi
  • Concrete Vault: 6.0 mi
  • Chimney: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • Sycamore Rest Area: 2.0 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 2.4 mi
  • Fish Camp Rest Site: 2.8 mi
  • Coyote Ranch: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
Museums
Parks
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 5.4 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 8.3 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 9.4 mi
  • Solis Winery: 9.6 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 10.6 mi
Gardens
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 10.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 12.7 mi
Artworks
Springs: 39
Beaches: 33
Waterfalls: 17
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 20.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakNNE 22°1,298 m12.8 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNNE 23°1,286 m12.9 mi
Mount HamiltonNNE 22°1,279 m12.8 mi
Huyghens PeakNNE 23°1,276 m12.8 mi
Mount IsabelNNE 29°1,275 m12.4 mi
Ptolemy PeakNNE 22°1,237 m12.5 mi
Pyramid RockNE 38°1,220 m11.9 mi
Loma PrietaWSW 236°1,154 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 13 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Yellow-billed Magpie336 obs
  • American Kestrel272 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk226 obs
  • checkerbloom177 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel174 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird172 obs
  • Ithuriel's Spear169 obs
  • California Golden Violet165 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/885951840

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