- Elevation, modelled
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 17.6 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 10.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9857, -121.9548
Soquel Lions Park is a park in California, at a modelled 12 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.
- Operated by
- County of Santa Cruz
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Soquel Lions Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 35° | 1,136 m | 10.6 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 37° | 1,097 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 14° | 1,063 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Thayer | N 9° | 1,061 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 36° | 1,046 m | 11.4 mi |
| El Sombroso | N 10° | 917 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Peak | NNW 338° | 917 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | NNW 339° | 880 m | 17.1 mi |
- 27.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Soquel Lions Park: 0.1 mi
- Escalona Gulch: 0.9 mi
- Newt Habitat: 1.2 mi
- Highfield Greenbelt: 1.4 mi
- Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Heart of Soquel Park: 0.2 mi
- Peery Park: 0.4 mi
- Greenspace: 0.5 mi
- Rispin Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Anna Jean Cummings Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Capitola Wharf: 1.0 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 1.1 mi
- Ropes Course: 2.0 mi
- S. S. Palo Alto: 2.5 mi
- Giant Dipper: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Special Events Ramada: 1.2 mi
- Pourroy Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Maple Grove: 2.8 mi
- Twisted Tree: 2.8 mi
- Cathedral: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Night Fighter: 2.3 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 2.7 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 2.8 mi
- Branciforte: 3.3 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- La Corona: 2.7 mi
- Mount Massiah: 2.7 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 3.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.8 mi
- Horseback Hill: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 52
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 2.1 mi
- Tiger Lily Garden: 2.4 mi
- afe native plant garden: 3.2 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 3.2 mi
- BSSC Garden: 3.2 mi
Museums: 49
- Capitola Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Cabrillo College Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Aptos History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: 3.4 mi
- Museum of Art & History: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 37
- Capitola Beach: 1.0 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 1.0 mi
- Hooper Beach: 1.1 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 1.4 mi
- Private's Nude Beach: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Moose Lodge Falls: 4.7 mi
- Fairy Falls: 5.3 mi
- Maple Falls: 5.5 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 6.8 mi
- Ferndell: 7.4 mi
Springs: 15
- Crystal Springs (private): 4.1 mi
- Dodero Spring: 5.2 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 5.3 mi
- Olive Springs: 5.4 mi
- Badger Spring: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Capitola Bluffs: 0.9 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Upper Quarry: 5.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 5.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 1 mi
- Aptos · 3 mi
- Santa Cruz · 4 mi
- Watsonville · 11 mi
- Moss Landing · 16 mi
- Marina · 22 mi
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