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Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve

Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Cruz holding 4, a park 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Santa Cruz

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96947, -122.06442

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 51°1,154 m15.6 mi
Crystal PeakNE 52°1,097 m16.1 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 35°1,063 m16.0 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 31°1,061 m15.6 mi
Mount ChualNE 51°1,046 m16.4 mi
Mount BielawskiN 355°985 m17.6 mi
Castle RockN 354°979 m18.0 mi
El SombrosoNNE 30°917 m16.8 mi

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 solstice07:1916:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/7062682

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