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Basking Ridge Park

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Elevation, modelled
88 m
Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
Copernicus Peak1,327 m · 10.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
37.2429, -121.7594
Basking Ridge Park from directly overhead

Basking Ridge Park is a park in California, at a modelled 88 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Creek Parkway, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

Built
1999
Operated by
San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Basking Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNE 45°1,327 m10.1 mi
Observatory PeakNE 43°1,298 m9.3 mi
Hipparchus PeakNE 45°1,295 m10.2 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNE 44°1,286 m9.6 mi
Mount HamiltonNE 43°1,279 m9.4 mi
Huyghens PeakNE 44°1,276 m9.5 mi
Mount IsabelNE 53°1,275 m9.6 mi
Galileo PeakNE 43°1,273 m10.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Springs: 41
Waterfalls: 19
Beaches: 18
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 10 mi away.

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