Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Closed)
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Closed) is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spreckels Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Spreckels Hill: 0.6 mi
- Tulare Hill: 2.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.6 mi
- Coyote Peak: 2.8 mi
- Bald Peaks: 4.2 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 1.0 mi
- Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Entrance: 1.5 mi
- Máyyan 'Ooyákma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Tulare Hill Ecological Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Sycamore Rest Area: 1.1 mi
- Coyote Ranch: 1.9 mi
- Eucalyptus Rest Area: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 3.3 mi
- Field Sports Park: 1.9 mi
- The Paseo: 2.7 mi
- Metcalf Motorcycle County Park: 3.0 mi
- Avenida Espana Park: 3.1 mi
- Los Paseos Park: 3.4 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 2.1 mi
- Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 3.9 mi
- Chimney: 5.6 mi
- Concrete Vault: 6.1 mi
- Chimney: 6.1 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 6.3 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 9.5 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 10.0 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 10.2 mi
- Dorcich Family Vineyards: 10.7 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 7.1 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 8.0 mi
- Discoveries: 9.2 mi
- Discoveries: 9.2 mi
- Discoveries: 9.2 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.1 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 10.7 mi
- Roses of Yesterday: 12.2 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 12.7 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 2.2 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 4.4 mi
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 5.0 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 5.6 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 5.6 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 4.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 9.4 mi
- Blackberry Spring: 9.6 mi
- Willow Tree Spring: 9.9 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.1 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 18.2 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 18.4 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 18.5 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 18.5 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 19.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 8.1 mi
- Granuja Falls: 8.3 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 8.5 mi
- Triple Falls: 8.6 mi
- Basin Falls: 8.6 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 19.2 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 19.8 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 20.1 mi
- Underworld Rock: 20.4 mi
- The Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Closed). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | NNE 27° | 1,327 m | 12.1 mi |
| Observatory Peak | NNE 25° | 1,298 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | NNE 28° | 1,295 m | 12.1 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | NNE 26° | 1,286 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NNE 25° | 1,279 m | 11.4 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | NNE 25° | 1,276 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Isabel | NNE 33° | 1,275 m | 11.1 mi |
| Galileo Peak | NNE 25° | 1,273 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1160954741
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- Capitola · 19 mi
- Watsonville · 19 mi
- Santa Cruz · 22 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 26 mi
- Moss Landing · 27 mi
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