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Glenwood Open Space Preserve

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Glenwood Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates37.07443, -122.00273
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • 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
Nature reserves
Attractions
Gardens
  • 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
Museums
Historic sites
  • 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
Picnic sites
  • A1: 4.0 mi
  • A: 4.0 mi
  • B: 4.0 mi
  • C: 4.0 mi
  • D: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 51
Waterfalls: 25
  • 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
Springs: 16
  • 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
Cliffs: 12
  • 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
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 7.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 9.2 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaENE 74°1,154 m9.1 mi
Crystal PeakENE 74°1,097 m9.6 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 44°1,063 m8.3 mi
Mount ThayerNE 37°1,061 m7.7 mi
Mount ChualENE 72°1,046 m9.8 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 334°985 m11.4 mi
Castle RockNNW 334°979 m11.8 mi
El SombrosoNE 35°917 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/9400402

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