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Glenview Park

Glenview Park from directly overhead

Glenview Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 98 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is One Tree Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1987
Elevation
98 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.20578, -121.85175
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 1.1 mi
  • The Pfeiffer Stone House: 1.2 mi
  • The Buena Vista: 1.4 mi
  • April Tunnel Trestle: 1.7 mi
  • Mine: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 1.1 mi
  • McAbee Entry: 1.7 mi
  • Hicks/Wood Entrance: 2.2 mi
  • Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 2.6 mi
  • Hacienda Entrance: 2.6 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Arroyo Picnic Site: 2.4 mi
  • quicksilver picnic area: 2.5 mi
  • southpoint Picnic area: 2.5 mi
  • greystone picnic area: 2.6 mi
  • Ohlone Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches: 44
Springs: 37
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 18.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Glenview Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaS 176°1,154 m6.6 mi
Crystal PeakS 172°1,097 m6.5 mi
Mount UmunhumSW 220°1,063 m4.1 mi
Mount ThayerSW 232°1,061 m4.7 mi
Mount ChualS 171°1,046 m6.1 mi
Mount BielawskiW 275°985 m13.3 mi
Castle RockW 277°979 m13.5 mi
El SombrosoWSW 240°917 m3.7 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 solstice07:1816:1416:54

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
  • California buckeye483 obs
  • orange bush monkeyflower473 obs
  • Pacific poison oak411 obs
  • Ithuriel's Spear374 obs
  • California bay306 obs
  • Toyon303 obs
  • miner's lettuce291 obs
  • Pipestem Clematis276 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/28740026

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