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Rincon Park

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Elevation, modelled: 10 m
Tallest summit within 18.1 miles: Loma Prieta1,136 m · 14.0 mi
Nearest byway: Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:32local time
Coordinates: 36.9739, -122.0311

Rincon Park from directly overhead

Rincon Park is a park in California, at a modelled 10 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chrystal Cliff, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 28 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Rincon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Loma Prieta	NE 47°	1,136 m	14.0 mi
Crystal Peak	NE 48°	1,097 m	14.4 mi
Mount Umunhum	NNE 29°	1,063 m	14.8 mi
Mount Thayer	NNE 25°	1,061 m	14.5 mi
Mount Chual	NE 47°	1,046 m	14.8 mi
Mount Bielawski	N 349°	985 m	17.6 mi
Castle Rock	NNW 349°	979 m	18.0 mi
El Sombroso	NNE 25°	917 m	15.6 mi

On the road

27.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National

Overlooks nearby

1 Shepherd's Knoll · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Downtown Neighborhood Historic District: 0.1 mi
Mission Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
SCOPE Park: 0.3 mi
Octagon Museum Park: 0.3 mi
Vets Hall: 0.3 mi

Attractions

Williams-Reynolds House: 0.2 mi
Train Engine: 0.8 mi
NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
Undertow: 1.0 mi
Looff Carousel: 1.0 mi

Artworks

Cube: 0.3 mi
Untitled Clevis #2: 0.3 mi
Untitled: 0.3 mi
Leaves: 0.3 mi
The Birth of Con-Ed: 0.3 mi

Historic sites

Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 0.3 mi
Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 0.3 mi
Santa Cruz Mission (site): 0.3 mi
Compass Rose Plaza: 0.3 mi
Clock Tower: 0.3 mi

Picnic sites

Peaks

Horseback Hill: 0.8 mi
Bolcoff Hill: 1.0 mi
Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
La Corona: 2.9 mi
Mount Alexander: 4.3 mi

Nature reserves

Arroyo Seco Canyon: 1.4 mi
Ohlone Tiger Beetle Management Area: 1.4 mi
Sycamore Grove: 1.5 mi
Sycamore Grove: 1.5 mi
Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 1.5 mi

Gardens41

Riverside Gardens Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Trescony Community Garden: 0.7 mi
Santa Cruz Community Orchard: 0.7 mi
Friendship Garden: 0.9 mi
Beach Flats Community Garden: 0.9 mi

Museums37

Museum of Art & History: 0.3 mi
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center: 0.8 mi
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: 1.4 mi
Santa Cruz Surfing Museum: 1.6 mi
Seymour Marine Discovery Center: 2.5 mi

Beaches37

Waterfalls25

Moose Lodge Falls: 3.6 mi
Ferndell: 5.6 mi
Maple Falls: 9.2 mi
Fairy Falls: 9.4 mi
Five Finger Falls: 10.7 mi

Springs16

Cliffs12

Ghost towns10

Eccles: 7.5 mi
Clems: 8.8 mi
Glenwood: 9.6 mi
Laurel: 10.5 mi
Burrell: 11.6 mi

Natural arches1

Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 2.2 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	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).

Climate normals

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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