- Elevation, modelled
- 776 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 3.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0735, -121.7993
Uvas Canyon County Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 776 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Triple Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.
- Operated by
- Santa Clara County Parks
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Uvas Canyon County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NW 316° | 1,136 m | 3.6 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NW 324° | 1,097 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NW 318° | 1,063 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NW 313° | 1,061 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNW 329° | 1,046 m | 3.7 mi |
| El Sombroso | NW 320° | 917 m | 9.5 mi |
| Nesbit Ridge | ENE 74° | 850.7 m | 15.3 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | NW 306° | 828 m | 9.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Picnic sites
- Black Oak Group Area: 0.8 mi
- Cottle Rest Site: 6.3 mi
- Redwood: 6.4 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 6.5 mi
- Hilltop: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Lands End: 0.8 mi
- Knibbs Knob: 1.1 mi
- Loma Chiquita: 2.5 mi
- Santa Rosalia Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Crystal Peak: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Byrne-Milliron Forest: 3.7 mi
- LaPoint Land Bank: 4.3 mi
- Little Uvas Open Space Preserve: 4.5 mi
- LaPoint Land Bank: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Bhuda: 3.5 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 3.6 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 7.8 mi
- Cabrillo Gallery: 9.0 mi
- Windfalls: 9.5 mi
Gardens
- Roses of Yesterday: 3.7 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 6.6 mi
- Tiger Lily Garden: 8.5 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 8.6 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Attractions
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 5.7 mi
- White deer pen: 6.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.7 mi
- Miller House: 6.8 mi
- Giant Twins: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Bridge Creek Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- Chimney: 7.0 mi
- Ward's Oak Glen Farm: 7.2 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 7.3 mi
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 7.4 mi
Parks
- Aldridge Lane Park: 6.0 mi
- Valencia Hall Park: 6.5 mi
- Bert Scott Estate Park: 7.0 mi
- Scott Park: 7.2 mi
- Oak del Park: 7.3 mi
Museums
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 7.3 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 7.5 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 8.9 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 8.9 mi
- Aptos History Museum: 8.9 mi
Springs: 39
- Sulpher Springs: 5.1 mi
- Badger Spring: 6.4 mi
- Olive Springs: 6.7 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.1 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 28
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 9.3 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 9.5 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 9.7 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 9.9 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Triple Falls: 0.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.5 mi
- Basin Falls: 0.5 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 0.6 mi
- Granuja Falls: 0.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Capitola Bluffs: 10.6 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 15.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 15.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.6 mi
| 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).
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, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Aptos · 9 mi
- Capitola · 11 mi
- Watsonville · 11 mi
- Santa Cruz · 14 mi
- Moss Landing · 19 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 21 mi
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