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Hanson Felton Quarry Preserve — West Perimeter Set-Aside Area

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Hanson Felton Quarry Preserve — West Perimeter Set-Aside Area from directly overhead

Hanson Felton Quarry Preserve — West Perimeter Set-Aside Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hermon, a peak 0.1 miles away.

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates37.04618, -122.04939
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Hermon: 0.1 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Alexander: 1.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.9 mi
  • La Corona: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Michael Gray Field Park: 0.2 mi
  • Skypark: 1.0 mi
  • Hidden Glen Property Owners Association: 1.0 mi
  • Skypark: 1.1 mi
  • Hidden Glen Stables (private): 1.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • A1: 0.7 mi
  • A: 0.8 mi
  • B: 0.8 mi
  • C: 0.8 mi
  • D: 0.8 mi
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 3.3 mi
  • Stevenson Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Limestone Kilns: 2.8 mi
  • Powder Magazine: 2.8 mi
  • Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 3.1 mi
  • Barrel Mill (site): 3.6 mi
  • Lost Camp: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • Crown Fountain: 3.2 mi
  • Sacrificial Goat: 3.4 mi
  • Redwood Boat: 3.4 mi
  • Kresge Totem Pole: 3.6 mi
  • Sesnon Art Gallery: 3.7 mi
Museums: 59
Beaches: 53
Waterfalls: 25
  • Ferndell: 0.8 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 10.4 mi
Springs: 15
  • Redwood Springs: 0.4 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 2.9 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Upper Quarry: 3.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.3 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 4.8 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 5.1 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 6.5 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Hanson Felton Quarry Preserve — West Perimeter Set-Aside Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaENE 68°1,154 m12.2 mi
Crystal PeakENE 68°1,097 m12.7 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 46°1,063 m11.5 mi
Mount ThayerNE 41°1,061 m10.8 mi
Mount ChualENE 67°1,046 m12.9 mi
Mount BielawskiN 349°985 m12.5 mi
Castle RockNNW 348°979 m12.9 mi
El SombrosoNE 40°917 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/40897515

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