Nature reserve · California
Mount Madonna County Park
Mount Madonna County Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller House, a attraction 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Coordinates37.00947, -121.68797
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Miller House: 0.9 mi
- White deer pen: 1.0 mi
- Giant Twins: 1.1 mi
- Amphitheater: 1.1 mi
- Kirgan Cellars: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Madonna: 1.0 mi
- Lions Peak: 4.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 4.8 mi
- Twin Peaks: 4.9 mi
- Atherton Peak: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Lone Maple: 1.1 mi
- Azalea: 1.1 mi
- Hilltop: 1.1 mi
- Redwood: 1.4 mi
- Milias Group Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Madonna North Reserve: 2.6 mi
- LaPoint Land Bank: 3.1 mi
- LaPoint Land Bank: 3.2 mi
- Uvas South Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Byrne-Milliron Forest: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Oak del Park: 3.7 mi
- Carriage Hills Park: 4.3 mi
- Del Rey Park: 4.7 mi
- Sunrise Park: 4.8 mi
- Debell Uvas Creek Preserve: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Fat Bhuda: 4.0 mi
- Bhuda: 4.1 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 6.6 mi
- Compass: 11.0 mi
- Cabrillo Gallery: 13.2 mi
Historic sites
- Highway 152 Tree Row: 4.1 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 5.6 mi
- Machado School: 5.7 mi
- Ward's Oak Glen Farm: 6.0 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 6.3 mi
Museums: 47
- Agricultural History Project Center and Museum: 4.8 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 6.4 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 6.8 mi
- Pajaro Valley Historical Association: 7.4 mi
- William H Volck Museum: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 42
- Monarch Garden: 3.2 mi
- Holly Garden: 3.2 mi
- Camellia Garden: 3.2 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 3.2 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 42
- Beer Can Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 11.6 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 12.0 mi
- Palm Beach: 12.2 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.5 mi
Springs: 36
- El Pajaro Springs: 7.9 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 12.3 mi
- Olive Springs: 13.2 mi
- Badger Spring: 13.5 mi
- Spike Jones Spring: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Bonfante Falls: 3.2 mi
- Triple Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
- Granuja Falls: 7.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Capitola Bluffs: 14.5 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 20.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Mount Madonna County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NW 309° | 1,154 m | 11.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NW 311° | 1,097 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NW 312° | 1,063 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NW 310° | 1,061 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Chual | NW 313° | 1,046 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Sizer | NE 34° | 998 m | 17.1 mi |
| El Sombroso | NW 314° | 917 m | 16.9 mi |
| Middle Ridge | NNE 30° | 884 m | 15.8 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Watsonville · 7 mi
- Aptos · 12 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 14 mi
- Capitola · 15 mi
- Moss Landing · 15 mi
- Hollister · 19 mi
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