Palassou Ridge Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Palassou Ridge Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 625 m. Bollinger Mountain stands 1,044 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Palassou Ridge, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Palassou Ridge: 1.0 mi
- Larios Peak: 2.2 mi
- Palassou Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.9 mi
- Nesbit Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Coyote Lake Entrance: 1.5 mi
- Mendoza Ranch Entrance: 1.9 mi
- Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park: 2.9 mi
- Harvey Bear Ranch Entrance: 4.1 mi
- Henry W. Coe State Park: 6.6 mi
- Jackson Oaks Park: 6.3 mi
- San Ysidro Park: 6.5 mi
- Las Animas Veterans Park: 6.6 mi
- Heritage Greens Park: 6.7 mi
- Renz Park: 6.8 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 7.8 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 8.3 mi
- Solis Winery: 8.8 mi
- Dorcich Family Vineyards: 9.0 mi
- Banana Split: 9.2 mi
- Park Maintenance: 1.7 mi
- Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- San Ysidro Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Fault Line Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Anglers Cove Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 1.7 mi
- Edgar Holloway House: 7.0 mi
- Old City Hall: 7.0 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 7.1 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 7.4 mi
- Spike Jones Spring: 2.9 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 4.8 mi
- Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 4.8 mi
- Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 4.9 mi
- Lost Spring: 5.2 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 5.5 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 7.0 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 8.9 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 8.9 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 15.6 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 6.9 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 14.1 mi
- Bhuda: 14.2 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 21.0 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 22.0 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Garden Essential: 8.5 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 9.2 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 9.2 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 9.3 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 6.2 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Robison Falls: 15.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.0 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 23.1 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 23.1 mi
- Palm Beach: 23.4 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 23.5 mi
- North Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Palassou Ridge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,044 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Sizer | N 356° | 998 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cow Hill | NNW 334° | 989 m | 12.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 350° | 939 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Helen | N 354° | 915 m | 12.7 mi |
| Middle Ridge | NNW 344° | 884 m | 8.1 mi |
| Brush Mountain | N 354° | 867 m | 14.2 mi |
| Nesbit Ridge | NNW 332° | 850.7 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/20575981
Day trips start here
- San Juan Bautista · 17 mi
- Hollister · 18 mi
- Watsonville · 19 mi
- Aptos · 24 mi
- Moss Landing · 25 mi
- Capitola · 26 mi
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