Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 665 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ewing Hill: 2.5 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Borel Hill: 2.8 mi
- Gene Sheehan Overlook: 1.8 mi
- Kobun Chino: 2.4 mi
- Otogawa Roshi: 2.4 mi
- Audry C. Rust Commemorative Site: 2.7 mi
- St. Joseph's College: 3.7 mi
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Ohlone Village: 3.2 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 4.8 mi
- Environmental Education Center: 4.8 mi
- Los Altos History Museum: 5.4 mi
- Upper Stevens Creek County Park: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Villa: 2.3 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Stevens Canyon Ranch: 3.5 mi
- Juan Prado Mesa Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Education Garden: 2.9 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 3.7 mi
- Native Hill (California Native Habitat Garden): 3.7 mi
- Nature Circle: 4.1 mi
- Drought Demonstration Garden: 4.8 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Orchard Glen: 4.0 mi
- Baytree Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Little Rancho Park: 3.9 mi
- Montclaire Park: 4.4 mi
- Monta Vista Park: 4.5 mi
- McKenzie Park: 4.6 mi
- The Turf: 4.7 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 4.1 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Old Corral Day Use Area: 4.1 mi
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 4.7 mi
- Towne Trail: 4.7 mi
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 5.8 mi
- Dancers: 4.4 mi
- The Thinker: 4.8 mi
- Egrets: 4.8 mi
- Musical Gambol: 4.9 mi
- Shlama: 4.9 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 14.0 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 14.0 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 14.2 mi
- Sand Beach: 14.5 mi
- Pescadero Beach: 14.8 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 2.4 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 5.7 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 6.2 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 9.4 mi
- Spring source: 0.7 mi
- Travertine Springs: 4.9 mi
- Congress Springs: 6.8 mi
- Bulls Spring: 7.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 11.8 mi
- Lexington: 11.8 mi
- Alma: 12.9 mi
- Holy City: 14.1 mi
- Drawbridge: 14.4 mi
- Patchen: 14.7 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 4.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 6.4 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 6.5 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 16.1 mi
- China Ladder: 17.7 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SSE 152° | 985 m | 6.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 152° | 979 m | 6.3 mi |
| The Peak | SE 145° | 917 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SSE 153° | 892 m | 4.9 mi |
| Goat Rock | SSE 157° | 890 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SE 145° | 880 m | 7.9 mi |
| Summit Rock | SSE 149° | 878 m | 5.5 mi |
| Varian Peak | SSE 161° | 873 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 2 mi away.
- California Newt288 obs
- Western Fence Lizard243 obs
- western heart's ease205 obs
- Yellow Mariposa Lily194 obs
- milkmaids187 obs
- checkerbloom177 obs
- Mule Deer158 obs
- western columbine158 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/295763872
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 24 mi
- Capitola · 25 mi
- Aptos · 26 mi
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