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Parma Park

Parma Park from directly overhead

Parma Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohlone Woman, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.22155, -121.86952

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Nature reserves
  • McAbee Entry: 0.8 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 2.6 mi
  • Santa Rosa Openspace: 2.8 mi
  • Hicks/Wood Entrance: 3.2 mi
  • Heintz Open Space: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • The Pfeiffer Stone House: 1.1 mi
  • Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 1.1 mi
  • The Buena Vista: 2.8 mi
  • April Tunnel Trestle: 3.0 mi
  • Mine: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites
  • Arroyo Picnic Site: 1.1 mi
  • quicksilver picnic area: 1.2 mi
  • southpoint Picnic area: 1.2 mi
  • Ohlone Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Peppertree: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches: 44
Springs: 33
Waterfalls: 26
Cliffs: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 19.5 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Parma Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaS 170°1,154 m7.8 mi
Crystal PeakSSE 166°1,097 m7.7 mi
Mount UmunhumSSW 201°1,063 m4.5 mi
Mount ThayerSW 214°1,061 m4.8 mi
Mount ChualSSE 164°1,046 m7.3 mi
Mount BielawskiW 271°985 m12.3 mi
Castle RockW 272°979 m12.5 mi
El SombrosoSW 217°917 m3.7 mi

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, 5 mi away.

  • Acorn Woodpecker522 obs
  • Mallard469 obs
  • Western Bluebird431 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard411 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird407 obs
  • Canada Goose336 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler318 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel311 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/28740067

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