- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 18.1 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9721, -121.9499
Esplanade Park is a park in California, at a modelled 9 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Esplanade Park Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.
- Operated by
- Capitola, City of
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Esplanade Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NNE 31° | 1,136 m | 11.2 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 33° | 1,097 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 12° | 1,063 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | N 7° | 1,061 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNE 32° | 1,046 m | 12.0 mi |
| El Sombroso | N 9° | 917 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | NNW 339° | 880 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | N 4° | 828 m | 12.5 mi |
- 26.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Six Sisters-Lawn Way Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Old Riverview Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Noble Gulch Park: 0.4 mi
- Monterey Avenue Park Access: 0.5 mi
- Jade Street Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Capitola Wharf: 0.2 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 0.2 mi
- S. S. Palo Alto: 2.0 mi
- Ropes Course: 2.9 mi
- Giant Dipper: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Escalona Gulch: 0.5 mi
- Soquel Lions Park: 0.9 mi
- Newt Habitat: 1.4 mi
- Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 2.3 mi
- Highfield Greenbelt: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Special Events Ramada: 1.0 mi
- Pourroy Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- George's Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Maple Grove: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Night Fighter: 1.7 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 3.2 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 3.5 mi
- Branciforte: 3.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- La Corona: 3.5 mi
- Mount Massiah: 3.7 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 3.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
- Horseback Hill: 5.0 mi
Museums: 53
Gardens: 45
- Tiger Lily Garden: 2.4 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 2.9 mi
- afe native plant garden: 3.5 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 3.5 mi
- BSSC Garden: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 38
- Esplanade Park Beach: 0.0 mi
- Capitola Beach: 0.1 mi
- Hooper Beach: 0.4 mi
- Private's Nude Beach: 0.7 mi
- Private's Beach: 0.8 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Moose Lodge Falls: 5.5 mi
- Fairy Falls: 5.8 mi
- Maple Falls: 6.1 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 7.2 mi
- Ferndell: 8.2 mi
Springs: 15
- Crystal Springs (private): 4.8 mi
- Dodero Spring: 5.5 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 5.8 mi
- Olive Springs: 6.2 mi
- Badger Spring: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Capitola Bluffs: 0.2 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 6.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 6.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 0 mi
- Aptos · 2 mi
- Santa Cruz · 4 mi
- Watsonville · 11 mi
- Moss Landing · 15 mi
- Marina · 21 mi
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