Little Uvas Open Space Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Little Uvas Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mead Ranch Reserve, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mead Ranch Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Chesbro Reservoir County Park: 2.4 mi
- Chesbro Reservoir Boat Launch Entrance: 2.6 mi
- Uvas South Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Lakeside Ranch Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.3 mi
- El Toro: 3.6 mi
- Lands End: 3.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.4 mi
- Ward's Oak Glen Farm: 3.0 mi
- Machado School: 3.5 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 4.8 mi
- 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 4.8 mi
- Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 5.8 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 3.7 mi
- Bhuda: 3.8 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 10.3 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 11.6 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 12.1 mi
- Oak del Park: 3.8 mi
- Howard Wiechert Park: 4.4 mi
- Hamilton Square Park: 4.5 mi
- Galvan Park: 4.5 mi
- Oak Creek Park: 4.5 mi
- Black Oak Group Area: 3.8 mi
- Hilltop BBQ Area: 4.6 mi
- Gazebo BBQ Area: 4.6 mi
- Hilltop: 5.5 mi
- Redwood: 5.5 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 4.7 mi
- Dorcich Family Vineyards: 4.8 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 4.9 mi
- Solis Winery: 5.0 mi
- White deer pen: 5.5 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 4.9 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 4.9 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 6.5 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 6.9 mi
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 8.0 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Roses of Yesterday: 5.9 mi
- Monarch Garden: 7.9 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 7.9 mi
- Holly Garden: 7.9 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 12.9 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 12.9 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.6 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.8 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 9.1 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 10.1 mi
- Badger Spring: 10.5 mi
- Olive Springs: 10.8 mi
- Willow Tree Spring: 11.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 3.7 mi
- Granuja Falls: 3.9 mi
- Triple Falls: 3.9 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 4.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 4.3 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 14.6 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 19.3 mi
- Upper Quarry: 19.4 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Little Uvas Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | WNW 282° | 1,154 m | 6.7 mi |
| Crystal Peak | WNW 285° | 1,097 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | WNW 297° | 1,063 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | WNW 296° | 1,061 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Chual | WNW 289° | 1,046 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bollinger Mountain | NE 41° | 1,044 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Sizer | NE 54° | 998 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cow Hill | NNE 29° | 989 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/756164118
Day trips start here
- Watsonville · 12 mi
- Aptos · 13 mi
- Capitola · 15 mi
- Santa Cruz · 19 mi
- Moss Landing · 20 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 20 mi
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