Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohlone Village, a museum 1.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ohlone Village: 1.2 mi
- Los Altos History Museum: 3.3 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 3.5 mi
- Environmental Education Center: 3.5 mi
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Juan Prado Mesa Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Villa: 2.2 mi
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Redwood Grove Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Stevens Creek County Park: 3.5 mi
- Ewing Hill: 1.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Anza Knoll: 2.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.3 mi
- St. Joseph's College: 1.7 mi
- Ohlone Indian Village Town of Los Altos Hills Historical Site No. 1: 2.2 mi
- Veterans: 2.3 mi
- J. Gilbert Smith House: 3.3 mi
- Blue and Gold Kennel Club: 3.7 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Patriot Corner Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Baytree Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Little Rancho Park: 1.8 mi
- Montclaire Park: 2.2 mi
- McKenzie Park: 2.3 mi
- The Turf: 2.4 mi
- Heritage Oaks Park: 2.5 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 1.8 mi
- Native Hill (California Native Habitat Garden): 1.9 mi
- Education Garden: 2.5 mi
- Drought Demonstration Garden: 2.6 mi
- Cuesta Pollinator Habitat: 3.4 mi
- Dancers: 2.3 mi
- The Thinker: 2.6 mi
- Day on the Serengeti: 2.6 mi
- Convolute of the Square: 2.7 mi
- Egrets: 2.8 mi
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 4.2 mi
- Plaza del Sol: 5.8 mi
- Plaza del Sol Labyrinth: 5.8 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 5.8 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 15.5 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 15.5 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 15.6 mi
- Martins Beach: 16.1 mi
- Sand Beach: 16.5 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 7.5 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 8.0 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 11.6 mi
- Spring source: 2.7 mi
- Travertine Springs: 6.6 mi
- Congress Springs: 7.1 mi
- Bulls Spring: 10.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 12.0 mi
- Lexington: 12.0 mi
- Drawbridge: 12.1 mi
- Alma: 13.2 mi
- Holy City: 14.5 mi
- Patchen: 15.1 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 4.7 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 7.6 mi
- Underworld Rock: 7.6 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 18.3 mi
- China Ladder: 19.9 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | S 169° | 985 m | 7.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | S 169° | 979 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Peak | SSE 161° | 917 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lookout Tower | S 174° | 892 m | 6.1 mi |
| Goat Rock | S 175° | 890 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SSE 161° | 880 m | 8.7 mi |
| Summit Rock | S 170° | 878 m | 6.6 mi |
| Varian Peak | S 178° | 873 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 4 mi away.
- Mule Deer655 obs
- California Newt583 obs
- Western Fence Lizard583 obs
- Wild Turkey578 obs
- California buckeye368 obs
- Variable Checkerspot299 obs
- California Ground Squirrel298 obs
- White Globe Lily241 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/296113630
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 25 mi
- Capitola · 26 mi
- Aptos · 27 mi
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