Nature reserve · California
Wilder Ranch State Park
Wilder Ranch State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Hill Bluff, a cliff 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates37.00070, -122.14887
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Table Rock: 2.3 mi
- Namaste Rock: 2.5 mi
- El Jarro Point: 4.3 mi
- Bear Mountain: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
- Davenport Beach County Park: 2.8 mi
- Gus Harding Memorial Area: 4.5 mi
- Shingle Mill Creek: 4.7 mi
- Moore Creek Open Space: 5.1 mi
- Felton Deck: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- Kresge Totem Pole: 4.6 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 4.6 mi
- Untitled: 4.6 mi
- Crown Fountain: 5.2 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Lost Camp: 4.9 mi
- Limestone Kilns: 4.9 mi
- Powder Magazine: 4.9 mi
- Barrel Mill (site): 5.4 mi
- Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 55
- Five Mile Beach: 1.6 mi
- Red, White and Blue Beach: 2.0 mi
- Table Rock Beach: 2.3 mi
- Four Mile Beach: 2.9 mi
- Three Mile Beach: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 38
- Wilder Ranch: 4.6 mi
- Roaring Camp: 5.8 mi
- Blue Whale Skeleton: 5.8 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 5.9 mi
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 37
- Family Student Housing Garden: 4.5 mi
- Kresge Garden: 4.5 mi
- Rachel Carson Garden: 4.6 mi
- Oakes Garden: 4.8 mi
- University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum: 5.0 mi
Museums: 34
- Bigfoot Museum: 5.1 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 5.5 mi
- Seymour Marine Discovery Center: 5.8 mi
- Historic Center: 6.1 mi
- Museum of Art & History: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Ferndell: 6.0 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 7.1 mi
- Scott Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 13.0 mi
- Slippery Falls: 13.0 mi
Springs: 15
- Reggiardo Spring: 3.1 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 5.5 mi
- Dodero Spring: 5.6 mi
- Redwood Springs: 6.3 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Sand Hill Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 5.0 mi
- Upper Quarry: 5.1 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Cal Poly Bluffs: 6.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 5.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 7.6 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 8.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Wilder Ranch State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | ENE 66° | 1,154 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 51° | 1,063 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 48° | 1,061 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNE 11° | 985 m | 15.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 10° | 979 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Peak | NNE 16° | 917 m | 15.7 mi |
| El Sombroso | NE 47° | 917 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lookout Tower | N 7° | 892 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/7087507
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 7 mi
- Capitola · 11 mi
- Aptos · 13 mi
- Watsonville · 22 mi
- Moss Landing · 24 mi
- Marina · 29 mi
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