- Elevation, modelled
- 275 m
- Tallest summit within 12.2 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 10.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.2089, -121.9848
St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 275 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cats, a artwork 0.5 miles away.
- Operated by
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SE 131° | 1,136 m | 10.3 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SE 129° | 1,097 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | SE 125° | 1,063 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Thayer | SE 131° | 1,061 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Chual | SE 127° | 1,046 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | W 279° | 985 m | 6.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | WNW 283° | 979 m | 6.3 mi |
| El Sombroso | ESE 117° | 917 m | 4.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Cats: 0.5 mi
- Portals and Passages: 0.9 mi
- Eolian: 0.9 mi
- Fuel Tank: 6.1 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Saint Josephs Hill: 0.5 mi
- Priest Rock: 1.4 mi
- El Sereno: 2.3 mi
- Collords Peak: 2.5 mi
- Blossom Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Pageant Grounds: 0.8 mi
- Town Plaza Park: 0.9 mi
- Bachman Park: 1.4 mi
- Oak Meadow Park: 1.9 mi
- Blossom Hill Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 0.9 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 0.9 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 4.2 mi
- Youth Science Institute Sanborn: 4.7 mi
- Campbell Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Flame of Liberty: 0.9 mi
- George & Ruth Barati: 0.9 mi
- Collord's Peak: 0.9 mi
- Forbes Flour Mill: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Worcester Park: 1.3 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 2.8 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 3.5 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 3.8 mi
- McAbee Entry: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 2.0 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 2.1 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 5.4 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 5.8 mi
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Gateway Pavilion: 2.0 mi
- Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Meadowbrook Group Area: 2.1 mi
- Meadowbrook Group Area: 2.1 mi
- Pepper Tree Group Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
Gardens
- Italianate Garden: 3.5 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 3.5 mi
- Hakone Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Saratoga Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Life Lab: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 41
- Cable Car Beach: 12.9 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 16.2 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 16.3 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 16.5 mi
- Capitola Beach: 16.5 mi
Springs: 25
- Cherry Springs: 4.2 mi
- Congress Springs: 4.6 mi
- Travertine Springs: 8.8 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 9.5 mi
- Badger Spring: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Castle Rock Falls: 6.7 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Ferndell: 11.7 mi
- Maple Falls: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Lyme Disease Rock: 6.0 mi
- Underworld Rock: 6.3 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 6.8 mi
- Upper Quarry: 15.0 mi
- Upper Quarry: 15.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 2 mi away.
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