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Comanche Park

Comanche Park from directly overhead

Comanche Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 50 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Foothill Park, a park 0.9 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
50 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.24018, -121.83553
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • The Pfeiffer Stone House: 1.5 mi
  • Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 1.5 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 2.0 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 2.7 mi
  • The Buena Vista: 3.7 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • greystone picnic area: 1.9 mi
  • Arroyo Picnic Site: 1.9 mi
  • quicksilver picnic area: 1.9 mi
  • southpoint Picnic area: 1.9 mi
  • north shoreline picnic area: 2.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • One Tree Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Almaden Meadows Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Communications Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Coyote Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Lone Hill: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Coyote Creek Parkway: 3.1 mi
  • McAbee Entry: 3.1 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 3.2 mi
  • Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 3.5 mi
  • Coyote Creek Parkway: 3.7 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches: 41
Springs: 37
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.4 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Comanche Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakENE 57°1,298 m12.7 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakENE 57°1,286 m12.9 mi
Mount HamiltonENE 56°1,279 m12.7 mi
Huyghens PeakENE 57°1,276 m12.8 mi
Mount IsabelENE 63°1,275 m13.2 mi
Ptolemy PeakENE 57°1,237 m12.5 mi
Loma PrietaS 183°1,154 m8.9 mi
Crystal PeakS 180°1,097 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

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, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard373 obs
  • Western Honey Bee334 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird279 obs
  • Western Bluebird156 obs
  • California poppy146 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel145 obs
  • Turkey Vulture139 obs
  • Mourning Dove137 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/134191803

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