Lick Observatory
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Lick Observatory is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 903 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ptolemy Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ptolemy Peak: 0.5 mi
- Huyghens Peak: 0.5 mi
- Tycho Brahe Peak: 0.5 mi
- Observatory Peak: 0.5 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 0.6 mi
- Reverend Hamilton: 0.5 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 5.0 mi
- J. J. Montgomery Monument: 7.3 mi
- J. J. Montgomery Monument - "Soaring Flight": 7.8 mi
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Frog pond: 2.9 mi
- Little Dipper: 9.7 mi
- Lazy River: 9.7 mi
- Shotgun Falls: 9.7 mi
- Great White Shark: 9.7 mi
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 4.3 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Coyote Ranch: 9.7 mi
- Slide Creek Cabanas: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
- Hidden forest park: 7.0 mi
- Montgomery Hill Park: 7.1 mi
- Fowler Creek Park: 7.2 mi
- Tarun Lake Park: 7.7 mi
- Evergreen Park: 7.7 mi
- Discoveries: 8.9 mi
- Discoveries: 8.9 mi
- Discoveries: 8.9 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 10.3 mi
- Lunar New Year: 10.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 9.2 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 12.1 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 12.6 mi
- Blue Garden: 12.6 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 11.6 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 12.2 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 12.2 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- South Spring: 0.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 8.0 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 9.9 mi
- Sada's Spring: 10.0 mi
- Pajahuello Spring: 10.3 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Murietta Falls: 14.4 mi
- Robison Falls: 15.5 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 18.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.3 mi
- Drawbridge: 20.6 mi
- Lexington: 21.6 mi
- Alma: 21.7 mi
- Wrights: 21.8 mi
- Burrell: 21.8 mi
- The Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 24.4 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 17.1 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 17.6 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Lick Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | NNE 25° | 1,327 m | 0.9 mi |
| Observatory Peak | NW 323° | 1,298 m | 0.5 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | NNE 33° | 1,295 m | 0.9 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | N 350° | 1,286 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NW 324° | 1,279 m | 0.6 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | NNW 338° | 1,276 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Isabel | ESE 124° | 1,275 m | 1.1 mi |
| Galileo Peak | N 7° | 1,273 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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