- Elevation, modelled
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 17.1 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 12.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 128.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9906, -122.0135
Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 23 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 28 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 48° | 1,136 m | 12.5 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 49° | 1,097 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 28° | 1,063 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 23° | 1,061 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 48° | 1,046 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 345° | 985 m | 16.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 345° | 979 m | 17.1 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 24° | 917 m | 14.2 mi |
- 28.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 0.6 mi
- La Corona: 1.4 mi
- Horseback Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Alexander: 3.3 mi
- Grant Park: 0.6 mi
- El Portal Park: 0.7 mi
- DeLaveaga Park: 0.7 mi
- John Franks Park: 0.8 mi
- DeLaveaga Park: 0.9 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 0.6 mi
- Branciforte: 0.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 1.0 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 1.0 mi
- Clock Tower: 1.2 mi
- Lone Tree: 0.8 mi
- Cathedral: 0.8 mi
- Twisted Tree: 0.8 mi
- Maple Grove: 0.9 mi
- George Washington Memorial Grove: 1.0 mi
- Collateral Damage: 1.2 mi
- Dragon Archway (The Last Chinatown): 1.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Art League Galleries: 1.2 mi
- Virgin Moon: 1.2 mi
- Big Red Ball: 1.3 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 1.2 mi
- Arana Gulch: 1.3 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 1.3 mi
- Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area: 1.4 mi
- San Lorenzo River Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.4 mi
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 1.4 mi
- Train Engine: 1.5 mi
- Giant Dipper: 1.8 mi
- Looff Carousel: 1.8 mi
- BSSC Garden: 0.6 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 0.6 mi
- afe native plant garden: 0.7 mi
- Friendship Garden: 1.5 mi
- Riverside Gardens Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Harbor Beach: 2.1 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 2.1 mi
- Black's Beach/Lincoln Beach: 2.3 mi
- Sunny Cove Beach: 2.4 mi
- Santa Maria's Beach: 2.6 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 2.5 mi
- Ferndell: 5.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 7.7 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.0 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 9.3 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 1.4 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 2.0 mi
- Dodero Spring: 2.1 mi
- Redwood Springs: 4.7 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 5.9 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.5 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 3.9 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 3.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Santa Cruz · 1 mi
- Capitola · 3 mi
- Aptos · 6 mi
- Watsonville · 15 mi
- Moss Landing · 18 mi
- Marina · 24 mi
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