- Elevation, modelled
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 15.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9620, -122.0526
Mission Gardens (private property) is a park in California, at a modelled 26 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Santa Cruz, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Mission Gardens (private property). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 48° | 1,136 m | 15.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 49° | 1,097 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 32° | 1,063 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 28° | 1,061 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 48° | 1,046 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 353° | 985 m | 18.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 353° | 979 m | 18.6 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 28° | 917 m | 16.9 mi |
- 27.2 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Welcome to Santa Cruz: 0.2 mi
- Guardian I: 0.9 mi
- Before Now sculpture: 1.4 mi
- Mermaid and whale carving: 1.4 mi
- Fluke: 1.6 mi
- Westside Pump Track: 0.2 mi
- Moore Creek Overlook: 0.4 mi
- Santa Cruz holding 4: 0.4 mi
- Sergeant Derby Park: 0.6 mi
- Round Tree Park: 0.6 mi
- Arroyo Seco Canyon: 0.6 mi
- Ohlone Tiger Beetle Management Area: 1.2 mi
- The Triangle: 1.4 mi
- Wilder Beach Natural Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Lower Moore Creek Natural Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Volcano Commons Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Wagner Grove: 1.6 mi
- Buckeye Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Millennium Circle: 1.7 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Moonshine Landing: 0.6 mi
- Streetcar Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Surfer Memorial Statue: 1.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 1.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 1.7 mi
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 0.6 mi
- Blue Whale Skeleton: 1.1 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 1.2 mi
- NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.5 mi
- Horseback Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 2.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
- La Corona: 4.4 mi
- Table Rock: 4.6 mi
- Trescony Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum: 1.5 mi
- Australian Garden: 1.5 mi
- Program in Community Agroecology (PICA): 1.6 mi
- Friendship Garden: 1.7 mi
- 2222 Beach: 0.8 mi
- Swift Beach: 0.9 mi
- Younger Beach: 1.2 mi
- Fern Grotto Beach: 2.0 mi
- Sand Plant Beach: 2.2 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 4.7 mi
- Ferndell: 6.2 mi
- Maple Falls: 10.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 10.8 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 12.2 mi
- Dodero Spring: 1.4 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 2.6 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 3.7 mi
- Redwood Springs: 6.2 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 7.5 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.6 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 0.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Capitola · 5 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 16 mi
- Moss Landing · 18 mi
- Marina · 24 mi
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