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Lakeside Ranch Reserve

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Lakeside Ranch Reserve from directly overhead

Lakeside Ranch Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Mount Isabel stands 1,275 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates37.13821, -121.72441
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Fish Camp Rest Site: 3.7 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 3.7 mi
  • Sycamore Rest Area: 3.9 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 4.1 mi
  • Gazebo BBQ Area: 4.5 mi
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 4.2 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 6.3 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 7.2 mi
  • Solis Winery: 7.5 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 8.4 mi
Gardens
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 8.8 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 10.5 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Holly Garden: 10.6 mi
Artworks
Springs: 38
Beaches: 38
Waterfalls: 16
  • Lower Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Triple Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Black Rock Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Capitola Bluffs: 16.7 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 20.1 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 20.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 20.7 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 19.6 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Lakeside Ranch Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IsabelNNE 24°1,275 m14.2 mi
Pyramid RockNNE 31°1,220 m13.6 mi
Loma PrietaWSW 254°1,154 m6.9 mi
Crystal PeakWSW 254°1,097 m6.4 mi
Mount UmunhumW 279°1,063 m9.7 mi
Mount ThayerW 279°1,061 m10.9 mi
Mount ChualWSW 258°1,046 m6.2 mi
Bollinger MountainNE 51°1,044 m12.7 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: 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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/17749075

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