Park · California
Carrabelle Park
Carrabelle Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Ptolemy Peak stands 1,237 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Singer Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
What to expect
- Operated by
- San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
How to reach it
Coordinates37.21181, -121.83562
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Singer Park: 0.1 mi
- Alamitos Trail Park: 0.6 mi
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 0.9 mi
- Glenview Park: 1.0 mi
- Greystone Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- One Tree Hill: 0.9 mi
- Church Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Almaden Meadows Hill: 2.8 mi
- Coyote Peak: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 1.1 mi
- The Pfeiffer Stone House: 1.1 mi
- The Buena Vista: 1.8 mi
- April Tunnel Trestle: 2.2 mi
- Chimney: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 1.2 mi
- Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 1.9 mi
- McAbee Entry: 2.5 mi
- Hacienda Entrance: 2.7 mi
- Hicks/Wood Entrance: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Ohlone Woman: 2.0 mi
- Fuel Tank: 3.7 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 3.7 mi
- San Jose Sharks: 7.1 mi
- Discoveries: 7.4 mi
Museums
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 2.3 mi
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 2.5 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 4.4 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Arroyo Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Pueblo Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
- quicksilver picnic area: 2.7 mi
- southpoint Picnic area: 2.7 mi
- greystone picnic area: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 4.5 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 6.2 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 7.7 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 7.8 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 7.9 mi
Gardens
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 8.5 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 8.7 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 9.1 mi
Springs: 40
- Santa Teresa Springs: 2.4 mi
- Cherry Springs: 4.6 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 9.2 mi
- Badger Spring: 10.2 mi
- Olive Springs: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 40
- Potbelly Beach: 17.0 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 17.0 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 17.5 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 17.5 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Lower Falls: 9.0 mi
- Granuja Falls: 9.1 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 9.2 mi
- Basin Falls: 9.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Graffiti Rock: 13.8 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 14.1 mi
- Underworld Rock: 14.5 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 17.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 19.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 19.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Carrabelle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ptolemy Peak | NE 50° | 1,237 m | 13.7 mi |
| Loma Prieta | S 184° | 1,154 m | 7.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | S 180° | 1,097 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | SW 224° | 1,063 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Thayer | SW 234° | 1,061 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Chual | S 179° | 1,046 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cow Hill | ENE 74° | 989 m | 13.1 mi |
| El Sombroso | WSW 241° | 917 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 7 mi away.
- California buckeye358 obs
- Pacific poison oak352 obs
- orange bush monkeyflower349 obs
- Ithuriel's Spear320 obs
- miner's lettuce278 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird258 obs
- California bay249 obs
- California poppy244 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/38520013
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 16 mi
- Capitola · 18 mi
- Santa Cruz · 20 mi
- Watsonville · 21 mi
- Moss Landing · 28 mi
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