Mount Madonna North Reserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Mount Madonna North Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Uvas South Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Uvas South Reserve: 0.7 mi
- LaPoint Land Bank: 2.2 mi
- LaPoint Land Bank: 2.2 mi
- Mount Madonna County Park: 2.6 mi
- Little Uvas Open Space Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Oak del Park: 2.0 mi
- Oak Creek Park: 4.5 mi
- Hamilton Square Park: 4.6 mi
- Howard Wiechert Park: 4.7 mi
- Carriage Hills Park: 4.9 mi
- Dorcich Family Vineyards: 2.3 mi
- Miller House: 2.4 mi
- White deer pen: 2.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 2.5 mi
- Kirgan Cellars: 2.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Mount Madonna: 2.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Lions Peak: 3.7 mi
- Lands End: 5.2 mi
- Hilltop: 2.4 mi
- Redwood: 2.6 mi
- Azalea: 3.2 mi
- Lone Maple: 3.3 mi
- Hilltop BBQ Area: 5.4 mi
- Machado School: 3.6 mi
- Ward's Oak Glen Farm: 3.7 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 4.5 mi
- Highway 152 Tree Row: 5.2 mi
- 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- Monarch Garden: 4.7 mi
- Holly Garden: 4.7 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 4.8 mi
- Camellia Garden: 4.8 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 4.8 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 5.8 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 6.5 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 6.5 mi
- Agricultural History Project Center and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 7.5 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 12.1 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 13.2 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.5 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.7 mi
- El Pajaro Springs: 10.4 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 10.9 mi
- Olive Springs: 12.1 mi
- Badger Spring: 12.2 mi
- Willow Tree Spring: 12.9 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 4.8 mi
- Triple Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 5.9 mi
- Granuja Falls: 5.9 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 6.1 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 14.6 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 20.0 mi
- Upper Quarry: 20.1 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Mount Madonna North Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | WNW 299° | 1,154 m | 9.2 mi |
| Crystal Peak | WNW 302° | 1,097 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NW 306° | 1,063 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NW 304° | 1,061 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Chual | NW 304° | 1,046 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bollinger Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,044 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Sizer | NE 41° | 998 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cow Hill | NNE 19° | 989 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 | 20:31 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/16677777
Day trips start here
- Watsonville · 9 mi
- Aptos · 12 mi
- Capitola · 15 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 16 mi
- Moss Landing · 17 mi
- Santa Cruz · 19 mi
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