Nature reserve · California
Pogonip Open Space Preserve
Pogonip Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Santa Cruz Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates36.99743, -122.04278
- 29.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 0.3 mi
- Train Engine: 1.0 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.6 mi
- NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Undertow: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Sycamore Grove: 0.4 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 0.4 mi
- San Lorenzo River Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area: 0.7 mi
- East Slope Natural Reserve: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 0.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 1.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 1.6 mi
- Clock Tower: 1.6 mi
- Compass Rose Plaza: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- Redwood Boat: 0.5 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 0.6 mi
- Crown Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 1.2 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Haunted Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Upper Glen Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Friendship Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Millennium Circle: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Paradise Park Picnic Grounds: 0.9 mi
- Harvey West Park: 1.0 mi
- Kalkar Park: 1.1 mi
- Pasatiempo: 1.1 mi
- Carbonera Creek Open Space: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Horseback Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 1.8 mi
- La Corona: 2.6 mi
- Mount Alexander: 2.8 mi
Museums: 52
- Museum of Art & History: 1.9 mi
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center: 2.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: 2.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Surfing Museum: 3.3 mi
- Bigfoot Museum: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 52
- Cable Car Beach: 2.4 mi
- Cowell Beach: 2.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Main Beach: 2.7 mi
- Seabright Beach: 3.1 mi
- Mitchell's Cove Beach: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 49
- Stevenson Garden: 0.5 mi
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 0.5 mi
- Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Friendship Garden: 0.9 mi
- Program in Community Agroecology (PICA): 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 2.3 mi
- Ferndell: 3.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 9.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 9.4 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 10.6 mi
Springs: 16
- Horse Trough Spring: 0.4 mi
- Dodero Spring: 1.1 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 1.4 mi
- Redwood Springs: 3.8 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Upper Quarry: 0.8 mi
- Upper Quarry: 0.8 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 5.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 3.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 4.0 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 4.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Pogonip Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 54° | 1,154 m | 13.5 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 55° | 1,097 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 35° | 1,063 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 31° | 1,061 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 54° | 1,046 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 350° | 985 m | 15.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 350° | 979 m | 16.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 30° | 917 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/9493107
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Capitola · 5 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 16 mi
- Moss Landing · 19 mi
- Marina · 25 mi
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