Nature reserve · California
San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area
San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 389 m. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the south, 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 389 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.07251, -121.18904
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- Dinosaur Point Boat Launch Area: 1.3 mi
- Basalt Day Use Area: 7.3 mi
- Harry P Schmidt Park: 15.8 mi
- Sherwood Park: 16.0 mi
Peaks
- Spikes Peak: 3.1 mi
- Red Hill: 3.6 mi
- Hagerman Peak: 3.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 5.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.7 mi
Springs: 30
- Sunburnt Spring: 3.1 mi
- Diamond Spring: 3.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 5.8 mi
- Domengine Spring: 7.3 mi
- Jack Sturla Spring: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 27
- Northern California Renaissance Faire: 11.5 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 16.3 mi
- Swank Farms: 17.1 mi
- Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 24.3 mi
- St. Francis Retreat: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Upper Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
- Pacheco State Park: 2.3 mi
- Lower Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
- Willson Ranch: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Pacheco Camp: 13.8 mi
- Park Maintenance: 18.7 mi
- Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- San Ysidro Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Fault Line Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Museums: 12
- Milliken Museum: 19.0 mi
- Newman City Museum: 19.2 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 19.4 mi
- Matthews House: 19.6 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 11
- Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 19.3 mi
- Garden Essential: 21.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- California Korean War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Orestimba: 16.5 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 21.1 mi
- Old City Hall: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Pacheco Falls: 13.0 mi
- Robison Falls: 17.3 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- North Beach: 7.2 mi
- South Beach: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Dos Amigos Vista Point: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swanson Bluff: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | S 177° | 1,145 m | 12.6 mi |
| Potrero Peak | S 172° | 1,132 m | 15.1 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | SSW 192° | 1,095 m | 11.8 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | S 171° | 1,049 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | S 186° | 1,021 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | S 189° | 1,001 m | 8.1 mi |
| Antimony Peak | SSW 194° | 990 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Ararat | S 176° | 981 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/320111471
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 19 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 25 mi
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