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Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South)

Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South) from directly overhead

Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South) is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Henrietta Peak stands 1,095 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Essential, a garden 2.8 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97105, -121.50667

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 45
  • Hollister Family Fun Park: 6.8 mi
  • Timber Twister: 7.0 mi
  • Tubs-O-Fun: 7.0 mi
  • Bulgy the Goldfish: 7.0 mi
  • Banana Split: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Milias Group Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Park Maintenance: 7.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • San Ysidro Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Springs: 34
  • El Pajaro Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Spike Jones Spring: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 25
Gardens: 16
  • Garden Essential: 2.8 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 7.2 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Bonfante Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 11
Artworks: 10
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 4.3 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 14.3 mi
  • Bhuda: 14.3 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 16.5 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henrietta PeakESE 107°1,095 m15.8 mi
Cathedral PeakE 92°1,021 m16.7 mi
Mariposa PeakE 93°1,001 m16.3 mi
Mount SizerN 359°998 m16.8 mi
Antimony PeakE 101°990 m15.3 mi
Fremont PeakS 179°966 m14.8 mi
Santa Ana MountainESE 116°931 m14.9 mi
Three SistersESE 111°887 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/232602943

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