- Elevation, modelled
- 103 m
- Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 10.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 128.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0055, -121.9778
Santa Cruz Gardens Park is a park in California, at a modelled 103 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ropes Course, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Santa Cruz Gardens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 45° | 1,136 m | 10.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 46° | 1,097 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 22° | 1,063 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 16° | 1,061 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 45° | 1,046 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 337° | 985 m | 16.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 337° | 979 m | 16.7 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 17° | 917 m | 12.5 mi |
- 28.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Ropes Course: 0.2 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 2.7 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 2.8 mi
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 3.4 mi
- Giant Dipper: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Highfield Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
- Soquel Lions Park: 1.9 mi
- Arana Gulch: 2.2 mi
- Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 2.2 mi
- Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Winkle Farm Park: 1.0 mi
- Rodeo Creek Gulch: 1.1 mi
- Arana Gulch Creek / Brookwood Drive: 1.2 mi
- Santa Vida RV Park: 1.2 mi
- Anna Jean Cummings Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- La Corona: 1.1 mi
- Mount Massiah: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Alexander: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 1.3 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 1.6 mi
- Branciforte: 2.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 3.1 mi
- Clock Tower: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Forty Thieves: 1.3 mi
- George Washington Memorial Grove: 1.4 mi
- Maple Grove: 1.4 mi
- Twisted Tree: 1.4 mi
- Cathedral: 1.4 mi
Museums: 55
- Capitola Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Cabrillo College Gallery: 3.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: 3.3 mi
- Museum of Art & History: 3.4 mi
- Canepa: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 54
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 2.5 mi
- afe native plant garden: 2.5 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 2.5 mi
- BSSC Garden: 2.5 mi
- Santa Cruz Community Orchard: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 37
- Capitola Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hooper Beach: 2.8 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 2.8 mi
- Private's Nude Beach: 2.9 mi
- Private's Beach: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 2.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 5.5 mi
- Ferndell: 5.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 5.8 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 7.1 mi
Springs: 16
- Crystal Springs (private): 2.5 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 3.9 mi
- Dodero Spring: 4.3 mi
- Olive Springs: 4.9 mi
- Redwood Springs: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Capitola Bluffs: 2.8 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 4.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 4.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 5.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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, 2 mi away.
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