Park · California
Congress Springs Park
Congress Springs Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 98 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookglen Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 98 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.28008, -122.01269
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brookglen Park: 0.4 mi
- Belgrove Park: 0.5 mi
- Kevin Moran Park: 0.6 mi
- Crestbrook Field: 0.7 mi
- El Quito Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Saratoga Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Life Lab: 0.9 mi
- School Garden: 1.9 mi
- Hakone Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Saratoga Historical Park: 1.9 mi
- Euphrat Museum of Art: 3.4 mi
- California History Center: 3.4 mi
- Environmental Education Center: 3.6 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Nob Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hunters Point: 2.7 mi
- Maisie's Peak: 3.0 mi
- Table Mountain: 4.1 mi
- El Sereno: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- The Readers: 2.8 mi
- The Dancers: 2.8 mi
- The Morion: 2.8 mi
- Biltmore Family: 3.0 mi
- Welcome to Cupertino: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Historic El Camino Real: 3.2 mi
- Arroyo de San Joseph Cupertino: 3.5 mi
- William Campbell's sawmill: 3.8 mi
- Bank of Campbell: 3.8 mi
- Ainsley House: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 3.3 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 3.7 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 3.8 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 5.8 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Cooley: 3.3 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Pepper Tree Group Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 3.6 mi
- Stevens Creek County Park: 3.8 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Worcester Park: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 57
- Cable Car Beach: 17.4 mi
- Waddell Beach (State Parks): 19.4 mi
- Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz): 19.4 mi
- Las Trancas Beach: 19.5 mi
- Greyhound Rock Beach: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Castle Rock Falls: 6.3 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 7.6 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 11.6 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 12.8 mi
Springs: 20
- Congress Springs: 3.3 mi
- Travertine Springs: 7.6 mi
- Cherry Springs: 8.3 mi
- Spring source: 8.5 mi
- Bulls Spring: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Graffiti Rock: 3.4 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 5.7 mi
- Underworld Rock: 6.0 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 19.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.1 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Congress Springs Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Umunhum | SE 143° | 1,063 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Thayer | SSE 147° | 1,061 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | SW 228° | 985 m | 5.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 232° | 979 m | 5.8 mi |
| The Peak | SW 217° | 917 m | 5.3 mi |
| El Sombroso | SE 141° | 917 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lookout Tower | WSW 246° | 892 m | 5.8 mi |
| Goat Rock | SW 236° | 890 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Western Fence Lizard372 obs
- Western Honey Bee307 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco129 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird127 obs
- Monarch112 obs
- Gray Buckeye107 obs
- House Finch90 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel87 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/38944042
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 21 mi
- Capitola · 21 mi
- Santa Cruz · 21 mi
- Watsonville · 28 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Congress Springs Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.