Nature reserve · California
Stevens Canyon Ranch
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Stevens Canyon Ranch is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
How to reach it
Coordinates37.27330, -122.10682
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Table Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Tower: 1.9 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Turtle Rock: 2.2 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Cooley: 1.9 mi
- Cathedral Grove: 2.6 mi
- Redwood Grove: 2.6 mi
- Longbridge: 2.7 mi
- Baytree Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Stevens Creek Park: 1.9 mi
- Saratoga Springs: 2.7 mi
- Linda Vista Park: 3.4 mi
- Quarry Park: 3.6 mi
- McClellan Ranch Preserve: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Upper Stevens Creek County Park: 2.0 mi
- Stevens Creek County Park: 2.2 mi
- San Lorenzo Headwaters Natural Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Isacson: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Old Corral Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 4.6 mi
- Towne Trail: 7.0 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Otogawa Roshi: 2.5 mi
- Kobun Chino: 2.5 mi
- William Campbell's sawmill: 2.7 mi
- Castle Rock State Park Donor Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Dedication Circle: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Nature Circle: 2.7 mi
- McClellan Ranch Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Hakone Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Italianate Garden: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Youth Science Institute Sanborn: 3.6 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 3.7 mi
- Environmental Education Center: 3.7 mi
- Ohlone Village: 4.1 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Justice, Equity, Peace: 4.6 mi
- What Does Justice Look Like?: 4.7 mi
- The Turtle: 4.7 mi
- The World As It Is and the World We Want To See: 4.7 mi
- Stellar Motion: 4.7 mi
Beaches
- Waddell Beach (State Parks): 15.5 mi
- Cove Beach: 15.5 mi
- Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz): 15.6 mi
- Las Trancas Beach: 15.7 mi
- Whitehouse Creek Beach: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Gerow's Waterfall: 2.4 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 3.2 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 8.5 mi
Springs: 18
- Travertine Springs: 3.0 mi
- Congress Springs: 3.4 mi
- Spring source: 4.1 mi
- Bulls Spring: 7.1 mi
- Cherry Springs: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Graffiti Rock: 1.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 3.3 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 3.3 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 15.3 mi
- China Ladder: 16.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Stevens Canyon Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SSE 168° | 985 m | 3.5 mi |
| Castle Rock | S 169° | 979 m | 3.1 mi |
| The Peak | SSE 152° | 917 m | 4.2 mi |
| Lookout Tower | S 184° | 892 m | 1.9 mi |
| Goat Rock | S 181° | 890 m | 3.1 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SSE 152° | 880 m | 4.5 mi |
| Summit Rock | S 169° | 878 m | 2.3 mi |
| Varian Peak | S 189° | 873 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/316623386
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