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Pescadero Ranch Reserve

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Pescadero Ranch Reserve from directly overhead

Pescadero Ranch Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is El Pajaro Springs, a spring 0.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates36.91993, -121.60359

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Aromas Community Park: 3.1 mi
  • Aromas Community Park: 3.3 mi
  • Babbs Creek Park Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Gilroy Sports Park: 5.2 mi
  • Christmas Hill Park: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 58
  • Water Oasis: 6.0 mi
  • Timber Twister: 6.0 mi
  • Pit Stop Racers: 6.0 mi
  • Big Red Fire Engine Co.: 6.0 mi
  • Bulgy the Goldfish: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 56
  • Milias Group Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Lone Maple: 7.7 mi
  • Azalea: 7.8 mi
  • Hilltop: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 47
Artworks: 46
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 6.4 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 10.1 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 11.2 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 11.2 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 11.6 mi
Springs: 32
  • El Pajaro Springs: 0.8 mi
  • Spike Jones Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 31
Museums: 30
Gardens: 26
  • Garden Essential: 4.8 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Holly Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Bonfante Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Pescadero Ranch Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNW 315°1,154 m18.7 mi
Crystal PeakNW 316°1,097 m18.5 mi
Mount ChualNW 317°1,046 m18.7 mi
Mount HarlanSE 144°991 m18.9 mi
Fremont PeakSSE 154°966 m12.5 mi
Santa Ana MountainE 99°931 m19.0 mi
Three SistersE 96°887 m19.3 mi
San Joaquin PeakE 93°878 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4819:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:54

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1337997190

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