- Elevation, modelled
- 120 m
- Tallest summit within 17.5 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 128.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9812, -122.0613
The Triangle is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 120 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum, a garden 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of The Triangle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 53° | 1,136 m | 15.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 54° | 1,097 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 36° | 1,063 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 32° | 1,061 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 53° | 1,046 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 354° | 985 m | 16.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 354° | 979 m | 17.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 31° | 917 m | 16.0 mi |
- 28.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Moore Creek Open Space: 0.3 mi
- University Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
- Kalkar Park: 0.7 mi
- Westlake Park: 0.9 mi
- Round Tree Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Ohlone Tiger Beetle Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Lower Moore Creek Natural Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Arroyo Seco Canyon: 0.8 mi
- Cave Gulch/Wilder Natural Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Upper Moore Creek Natural Reserve: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Untitled: 0.9 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 0.9 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 1.0 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 1.2 mi
- Redwood Boat: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Horseback Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 2.5 mi
- La Corona: 4.0 mi
- Table Rock: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Upper Glen Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Friendship Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Wagner Grove: 1.2 mi
- Millennium Circle: 1.3 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Train Engine: 1.3 mi
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 1.6 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.7 mi
- Wilder Ranch: 1.8 mi
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 1.5 mi
- Moonshine Landing: 1.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 1.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 1.9 mi
- Clock Tower: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 39
- University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum: 0.1 mi
- Australian Garden: 0.2 mi
- Program in Community Agroecology (PICA): 0.4 mi
- Oakes Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rachel Carson Garden: 0.8 mi
Museums: 38
Beaches: 38
- 2222 Beach: 2.2 mi
- Younger Beach: 2.2 mi
- Swift Beach: 2.3 mi
- Fern Grotto Beach: 2.3 mi
- Sand Plant Beach: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 3.7 mi
- Ferndell: 4.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 10.4 mi
- Fairy Falls: 10.7 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 12.0 mi
Springs: 15
- Dodero Spring: 0.7 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 1.5 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 2.9 mi
- Redwood Springs: 4.9 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Upper Quarry: 1.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 1.3 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 5.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 2.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Capitola · 6 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 17 mi
- Moss Landing · 19 mi
- Marina · 25 mi
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