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Foothill Park

Foothill Park from directly overhead

Foothill Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 72 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cahalan Park, a park 0.7 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
72 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.23647, -121.85133
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • The Pfeiffer Stone House: 1.0 mi
  • Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 1.0 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 2.8 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 3.1 mi
  • The Buena Vista: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • greystone picnic area: 1.0 mi
  • Arroyo Picnic Site: 1.1 mi
  • quicksilver picnic area: 1.1 mi
  • southpoint Picnic area: 1.1 mi
  • north shoreline picnic area: 1.2 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Almaden Meadows Hill: 2.1 mi
  • One Tree Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Lone Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Communications Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Church Hill: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • McAbee Entry: 2.2 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 3.0 mi
  • Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 3.8 mi
  • Santa Rosa Openspace: 3.8 mi
  • Coyote Creek Parkway: 4.0 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 39
Springs: 37
Waterfalls: 25
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 20.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 21.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Foothill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakENE 58°1,298 m13.6 mi
Ptolemy PeakENE 58°1,237 m13.4 mi
Loma PrietaS 177°1,154 m8.7 mi
Crystal PeakS 174°1,097 m8.6 mi
Mount UmunhumSSW 206°1,063 m5.9 mi
Mount ThayerSW 217°1,061 m6.3 mi
Mount ChualS 173°1,046 m8.2 mi
Mount BielawskiW 266°985 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard524 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird443 obs
  • Mallard399 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker394 obs
  • Western Honey Bee362 obs
  • Western Bluebird338 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel330 obs
  • Canada Goose326 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/28740176

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