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Uvas South Reserve

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Uvas South Reserve from directly overhead

Uvas South Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Madonna North Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency

How to reach it

Coordinates37.05650, -121.69919

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 2.4 mi
  • Solis Winery: 2.7 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 2.9 mi
  • Miller House: 3.1 mi
  • White deer pen: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Fat Bhuda: 3.0 mi
  • Bhuda: 3.1 mi
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 7.9 mi
  • Compass: 12.4 mi
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites
  • Hilltop: 3.1 mi
  • Redwood: 3.2 mi
  • Azalea: 3.9 mi
  • Lone Maple: 4.0 mi
  • Hilltop BBQ Area: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Monarch Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Holly Garden: 5.2 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 5.3 mi
Museums: 54
Beaches: 41
Springs: 37
  • Sulpher Springs: 10.7 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Badger Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Olive Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Willow Tree Spring: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Bonfante Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Triple Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Black Rock Falls: 5.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Capitola Bluffs: 14.8 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 19.0 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 19.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 20.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 18.0 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Uvas South Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaWNW 295°1,154 m8.8 mi
Crystal PeakWNW 298°1,097 m8.5 mi
Mount UmunhumWNW 303°1,063 m13.1 mi
Mount ThayerWNW 302°1,061 m14.2 mi
Mount ChualWNW 300°1,046 m8.6 mi
Bollinger MountainNNE 32°1,044 m16.1 mi
Mount SizerNE 43°998 m14.9 mi
Cow HillNNE 20°989 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1295057394

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