- Elevation, modelled
- 83 m
- Tallest summit within 13.7 miles
- Copernicus Peak1,327 m · 13.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.2825, -121.8565
Grand Staircase is a park in California, at a modelled 83 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lina Loop Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Grand Staircase. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | ENE 70° | 1,327 m | 13.2 mi |
| Observatory Peak | ENE 71° | 1,298 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | ENE 71° | 1,295 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | ENE 71° | 1,286 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | ENE 71° | 1,279 m | 12.4 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | ENE 71° | 1,276 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Isabel | ENE 77° | 1,275 m | 13.3 mi |
| Galileo Peak | ENE 69° | 1,273 m | 13.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lina Loop Park: 0.2 mi
- Tuscany Hills Vineyard: 0.2 mi
- Tower Park (Proposed Park): 0.2 mi
- William Lewis Manly Park: 0.2 mi
- Waterford Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 0.6 mi
- Lone Hill: 4.1 mi
- Almaden Meadows Hill: 4.5 mi
- Blossom Hill: 5.5 mi
- One Tree Hill: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
- Historic El Camino Real: 1.1 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 3.0 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 3.3 mi
- Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.5 mi
- San Jose National Bank Gate: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 2.7 mi
- Barn: 3.0 mi
- Doc's Critter Cave: 3.0 mi
- Ranch House: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Cherry Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Group site: 2.2 mi
- Buena Vista Group Site: 2.6 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Group Site: 2.6 mi
- north shoreline picnic area: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- San Jose Sharks: 2.1 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 2.3 mi
- We Live Here: 2.5 mi
- Xin Cảm Ơn Nước Mỹ;Thank You America: 2.8 mi
- Fuel Tank: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 2.6 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 2.6 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Viet Museum: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 3.5 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 4.4 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 4.5 mi
- McAbee Entry: 4.9 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 5.3 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 5.5 mi
Springs: 33
- Santa Teresa Springs: 5.2 mi
- Cherry Springs: 7.2 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.2 mi
- South Spring: 13.0 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Lower Falls: 14.0 mi
- Granuja Falls: 14.1 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 14.2 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 14.2 mi
- Basin Falls: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 18
- Cable Car Beach: 20.6 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 21.4 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 21.5 mi
- Niles beach: 22.0 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Graffiti Rock: 12.0 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.5 mi
- Underworld Rock: 13.8 mi
- The Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 7 mi away.
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