Park · California
Skypark
Skypark is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Scotts Valley, City of
How to reach it
Coordinates37.05154, -122.03286
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Skypark: 0.3 mi
- Hocus Pocus Park: 0.7 mi
- Mission Springs Camps & Conference Center: 0.8 mi
- MacDorsa Park: 0.8 mi
- Michael Gray Field Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Hermon: 0.9 mi
- Mount Alexander: 1.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mount Roberta: 3.4 mi
- La Corona: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
- Canepa: 1.1 mi
- Historic Center: 1.4 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 2.3 mi
- Bigfoot Museum: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Art & History: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- Zip Tower and Climbing Wall: 1.2 mi
- Redwood Canopy Tours: 1.3 mi
- Mini Bikes Activity Area: 1.3 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 1.3 mi
- Roaring Camp: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Outdoor Education Garden: 1.3 mi
- Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 3.8 mi
- Stevenson Garden: 4.0 mi
- Kresge Garden: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Limestone Kilns: 3.6 mi
- Powder Magazine: 3.6 mi
- Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 3.6 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 3.9 mi
- Barrel Mill (site): 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Crown Fountain: 3.8 mi
- Redwood Boat: 3.9 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 3.9 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 4.3 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 52
- Cable Car Beach: 2.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Main Beach: 6.2 mi
- Seabright Beach: 6.3 mi
- Cowell Beach: 6.3 mi
- Harbor Beach: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Ferndell: 1.6 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 1.8 mi
- Maple Falls: 7.7 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.5 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 9.5 mi
Springs: 15
- Redwood Springs: 1.1 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 1.7 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 2.9 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 3.7 mi
- Dodero Spring: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Upper Quarry: 3.9 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.9 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 7.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 6.5 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Skypark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | ENE 68° | 1,154 m | 11.2 mi |
| Crystal Peak | ENE 68° | 1,097 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 44° | 1,063 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 39° | 1,061 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Chual | ENE 67° | 1,046 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 344° | 985 m | 12.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 344° | 979 m | 12.7 mi |
| El Sombroso | NE 37° | 917 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/7058385
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 5 mi
- Capitola · 7 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
- Watsonville · 17 mi
- Moss Landing · 22 mi
- Marina · 28 mi
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