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Almaden Lake Park

Almaden Lake Park from directly overhead

Almaden Lake Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 59 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Peppertree, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Elevation
59 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.23948, -121.87212
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Peppertree: 0.1 mi
  • Ohlone Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • southpoint Picnic area: 0.1 mi
  • quicksilver picnic area: 0.1 mi
  • Arroyo Picnic Site: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Chris Hotts Park: 0.4 mi
  • Guadalupe Oak Grove Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jeffrey Fontana Park: 0.6 mi
  • De Anza Park: 1.1 mi
  • Russo Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Almaden Meadows Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Lone Hill: 2.2 mi
  • One Tree Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Blossom Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Communications Hill: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • The Pfeiffer Stone House: 1.7 mi
  • Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 1.7 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 3.4 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 3.7 mi
  • The Buena Vista: 4.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • McAbee Entry: 1.8 mi
  • Santa Rosa Openspace: 2.8 mi
  • Heintz Open Space: 3.1 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 3.7 mi
  • Hicks/Wood Entrance: 4.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 44
Springs: 33
Waterfalls: 26
Cliffs: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 20.6 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Almaden Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaS 170°1,154 m9.0 mi
Crystal PeakSSE 167°1,097 m8.9 mi
Mount UmunhumSSW 195°1,063 m5.7 mi
Mount ThayerSSW 206°1,061 m5.8 mi
Mount ChualSSE 166°1,046 m8.6 mi
Mount BielawskiW 265°985 m12.2 mi
Castle RockW 267°979 m12.3 mi
El SombrosoSSW 207°917 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard478 obs
  • Western Bluebird448 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird437 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker416 obs
  • Canada Goose383 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard378 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler337 obs
  • American Coot327 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/28740133

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