Glenwood Open Space Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Glenwood Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is West Glenwood Preserve, a park 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- West Glenwood Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Glenwood Meadows: 0.4 mi
- Siltanen Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Mission Springs Camps & Conference Center: 1.9 mi
- MacDorsa Park: 1.9 mi
- Mount Roberta: 1.2 mi
- Mount Alexander: 3.0 mi
- Madrone Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Hermon: 3.2 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.7 mi
- McReynolds Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Lodato Open Space Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Olympia Watershed: 2.7 mi
- Randall Morgan Sandhills: 2.7 mi
- Marywood Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Zip Tower and Climbing Wall: 1.5 mi
- Mini Bikes Activity Area: 1.5 mi
- Redwood Canopy Tours: 3.3 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 3.3 mi
- Roaring Camp: 3.8 mi
- Outdoor Education Garden: 1.5 mi
- Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 5.8 mi
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 5.9 mi
- Stevenson Garden: 6.1 mi
- Canepa: 1.7 mi
- Historic Center: 3.4 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 4.2 mi
- Bigfoot Museum: 4.5 mi
- Museum of Art & History: 7.0 mi
- Glenwood: 2.5 mi
- Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 2.7 mi
- Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- Patchen (historic): 4.9 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 5.0 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 4.4 mi
- Crown Fountain: 5.9 mi
- Redwood Boat: 6.0 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 6.0 mi
- Skyball: 6.0 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 4.2 mi
- Capitola Beach: 7.7 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Hooper Beach: 7.7 mi
- Seabright Beach: 7.7 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 3.5 mi
- Ferndell: 3.6 mi
- Maple Falls: 6.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 7.3 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 8.0 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 1.3 mi
- Redwood Springs: 3.2 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 4.6 mi
- Olive Springs: 4.8 mi
- Badger Spring: 4.8 mi
- Upper Quarry: 6.0 mi
- Upper Quarry: 6.1 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 7.6 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 7.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Glenwood Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | ENE 74° | 1,154 m | 9.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | ENE 74° | 1,097 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 44° | 1,063 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 37° | 1,061 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Chual | ENE 72° | 1,046 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 334° | 985 m | 11.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 334° | 979 m | 11.8 mi |
| El Sombroso | NE 35° | 917 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/9400402
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 7 mi
- Santa Cruz · 7 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 17 mi
- Moss Landing · 22 mi
- Marina · 29 mi
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