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Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 560 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Access
Permitted

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.35357, -122.24145
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens
Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Old Barn: 2.8 mi
  • Dialogue: 3.2 mi
  • Woodside Horses: 5.3 mi
  • Bike Tree: 6.0 mi
  • Air Tank Wind Chime: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Towne Trail: 4.5 mi
  • Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 4.7 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 6.5 mi
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 6.5 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 7.6 mi
Beaches: 45
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 14
Springs: 11
  • Spring source: 5.2 mi
  • Summit Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Summit Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Windy Hill Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSE 138°985 m12.1 mi
Castle RockSE 137°979 m11.8 mi
The PeakSE 135°917 m13.2 mi
Lookout TowerSE 135°892 m10.4 mi
Goat RockSE 140°890 m11.3 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSE 135°880 m13.5 mi
Summit RockSE 135°878 m11.0 mi
Varian PeakSE 141°873 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850525764697068615247
Precip in7.88.06.33.41.30.40.00.10.21.74.68.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/193017

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