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Mount Madonna County Park

Mount Madonna County Park from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.00947, -121.68797

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 42
Springs: 36
Waterfalls: 13
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNW 309°1,154 m11.1 mi
Crystal PeakNW 311°1,097 m10.9 mi
Mount UmunhumNW 312°1,063 m15.6 mi
Mount ThayerNW 310°1,061 m16.6 mi
Mount ChualNW 313°1,046 m11.0 mi
Mount SizerNE 34°998 m17.1 mi
El SombrosoNW 314°917 m16.9 mi
Middle RidgeNNE 30°884 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:30
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

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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