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El Toro Open Space

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El Toro Open Space from directly overhead

El Toro Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,220 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is El Toro Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Morgan Hill
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates37.12033, -121.66892
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Galvan Park: 0.8 mi
  • Britton Field: 0.9 mi
  • Nob Hill Trail Park: 0.9 mi
  • Third Street Creek Park: 1.0 mi
  • Third Street Creek Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 1.1 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 3.6 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 5.0 mi
  • Solis Winery: 5.2 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites
  • Gazebo BBQ Area: 1.2 mi
  • Hilltop BBQ Area: 1.2 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 3.2 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 4.6 mi
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 59
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Holly Garden: 8.3 mi
Museums: 56
Springs: 36
Beaches: 32
Waterfalls: 15
  • Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Triple Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Black Rock Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Capitola Bluffs: 18.4 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 22.2 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 22.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 23.0 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.4 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of El Toro Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockNNE 17°1,220 m13.5 mi
Loma PrietaW 266°1,154 m9.7 mi
Crystal PeakW 267°1,097 m9.2 mi
Mount UmunhumWNW 282°1,063 m13.0 mi
Mount ThayerWNW 282°1,061 m14.1 mi
Mount ChualW 270°1,046 m9.1 mi
Bollinger MountainNE 36°1,044 m11.5 mi
Mount SizerNE 53°998 m10.7 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 solstice07:1716:1316:54

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/11352021

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