- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
- Black Mountain1,169 m · 13.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3422, -121.9184
Lucas Quad is a park in California, at a modelled 24 m. Black Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Juju’s Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away.
- Operated by
- Bellarmine College Preparatory
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Lucas Quad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,169 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Day | ENE 65° | 1,163 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | S 175° | 1,063 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 180° | 1,061 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | SW 230° | 985 m | 12.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 231° | 979 m | 12.5 mi |
| El Sombroso | S 178° | 917 m | 11.3 mi |
| The Peak | SW 225° | 917 m | 12.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Juju’s Garden: 0.2 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 0.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Historic Orchard: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Newhall Park: 0.5 mi
- Guadalupe River Park & Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Rosicrucian Park: 0.6 mi
- Theodore Lenzen Park: 0.6 mi
- Rotary PlayGarden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Historic El Camino Real: 0.5 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 0.6 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 0.8 mi
- Henry’s Hi-Life: 1.2 mi
- Sons of San José: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Catch Me If You Can: 0.8 mi
- Bleed Teal: 1.0 mi
- Ready or Not: 1.1 mi
- Bronco Statue: 1.2 mi
- Prepare for Takeoff: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Municipal Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Monopoly in the Park: 1.7 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 3.2 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 3.2 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center: 1.2 mi
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society: 1.2 mi
- de Saisset Museum: 1.3 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 1.3 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Central Park Pavillion: 3.1 mi
- Danny's Place: 3.2 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 3.2 mi
- Silly Celebration: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.7 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.8 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 7.5 mi
- Alum Rock: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 4.9 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 4.9 mi
- New Chicago Marsh: 7.0 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.1 mi
Springs: 26
- Congress Springs: 10.1 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 10.5 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.6 mi
- McClure Spring: 11.6 mi
- Spring source: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- Murietta Falls: 17.3 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Drawbridge: 9.0 mi
- Lexington: 10.8 mi
- Alma: 11.7 mi
- Holy City: 13.2 mi
- Patchen: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Graffiti Rock: 9.7 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 12.4 mi
- Underworld Rock: 12.7 mi
- The Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- Niles beach: 17.0 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 20.4 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.6 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 22.8 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.1 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, 1 mi away.
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