Nature reserve · California
Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 455 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Knibbs Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
How to reach it
Coordinates37.09276, -121.81756
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knibbs Knob: 0.6 mi
- Loma Chiquita: 0.9 mi
- Crystal Peak: 1.7 mi
- Loma Prieta: 1.9 mi
- Mount Chual: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Roses of Yesterday: 5.3 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 7.6 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 8.5 mi
- Tiger Lily Garden: 8.9 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 10.3 mi
Historic sites
- Chimney: 5.5 mi
- Bridge Creek Historic Site: 5.7 mi
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 5.8 mi
- Site of English Town * CCC Camp Mt. Madonna: 6.1 mi
- Flag Pole: 6.1 mi
Museums
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 5.9 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 6.6 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 9.3 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 9.3 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 9.3 mi
Parks
- Valencia Hall Park: 7.2 mi
- Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Enchanted Valley Community Center: 7.3 mi
- Aldridge Lane Park: 7.3 mi
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 7.6 mi
Attractions
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 5.7 mi
- White deer pen: 8.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 8.3 mi
- Miller House: 8.4 mi
- Giant Twins: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 54
- Bhuda: 5.1 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 5.2 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 6.5 mi
- Cabrillo Gallery: 9.3 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 53
- Black Oak Group Area: 1.4 mi
- Cottle Rest Site: 5.1 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 5.5 mi
- Porter Family Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Mary Easton Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Uvas Canyon County Park: 1.5 mi
- Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve Entrance: 4.5 mi
- Casa Loma Entrance: 4.5 mi
- Mead Ranch Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Little Uvas Open Space Preserve: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 41
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 9.9 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 10.1 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 10.3 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 11.1 mi
- Capitola Beach: 11.2 mi
Springs: 40
- Sulpher Springs: 4.0 mi
- Badger Spring: 5.5 mi
- Olive Springs: 6.0 mi
- Cherry Springs: 8.5 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Basin Falls: 1.2 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 1.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 1.2 mi
- Granuja Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 1.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Capitola Bluffs: 10.9 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 14.7 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 13.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NW 310° | 1,154 m | 1.9 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NW 325° | 1,097 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NW 316° | 1,063 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NW 311° | 1,061 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNW 334° | 1,046 m | 2.0 mi |
| El Sombroso | NW 319° | 917 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | WNW 303° | 828 m | 7.7 mi |
| Grizzly Rock | WNW 298° | 827 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/885956573
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