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Howard Wiechert Park

Howard Wiechert Park from directly overhead

Howard Wiechert Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 105 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,220 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Square Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
105 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.09947, -121.64665
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hamilton Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Oak Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Paradise Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • 21 Mile Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Hilltop BBQ Area: 1.0 mi
  • Gazebo BBQ Area: 1.1 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 4.6 mi
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • CordeValle Winery: 1.8 mi
  • Community & Cultural Center: 1.9 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 3.6 mi
  • Solis Winery: 3.6 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens: 58
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Holly Garden: 6.6 mi
Museums: 52
Springs: 38
Beaches: 30
Waterfalls: 15
  • Bonfante Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Triple Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Black Rock Falls: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 5
  • Capitola Bluffs: 18.7 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 22.7 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 23.0 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 23.7 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Howard Wiechert Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockN 11°1,220 m14.6 mi
Loma PrietaW 274°1,154 m10.9 mi
Crystal PeakW 275°1,097 m10.5 mi
Mount UmunhumWNW 287°1,063 m14.5 mi
Mount ChualW 278°1,046 m10.4 mi
Bollinger MountainNNE 28°1,044 m12.0 mi
Mount SizerNE 43°998 m10.8 mi
Cow HillNNE 11°989 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Abrams' Liveforever24 obs
  • Monarch21 obs
  • Western Rattlesnake17 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk14 obs
  • Mallard14 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard13 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird10 obs
  • Gopher Snake10 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/196075140

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