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San Vicente Redwoods

San Vicente Redwoods from directly overhead

San Vicente Redwoods is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 498 m. Mount Thayer stands 1,061 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve (closed to public), a nature reserve 2.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Living Landscape Initiative Partners
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.08477, -122.16613
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • San Vicente Lumber Company Railroad Camp 1: 2.6 mi
  • Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 2.9 mi
  • Lost Camp: 3.3 mi
  • Barrel Mill (site): 3.4 mi
  • Swamp House: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Family Student Housing Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Rachel Carson Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 8.7 mi
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 17
  • Reggiardo Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Cal Poly Bluffs: 4.9 mi
  • China Ladder: 5.1 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 6.8 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 7.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 12.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 11.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of San Vicente Redwoods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThayerENE 68°1,061 m14.7 mi
Mount BielawskiNNE 23°985 m10.4 mi
Castle RockNNE 21°979 m10.7 mi
The PeakNNE 29°917 m10.6 mi
El SombrosoENE 65°917 m15.5 mi
Lookout TowerNNE 16°892 m11.6 mi
Goat RockNNE 18°890 m10.4 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNNE 31°880 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element relation/9386961

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