Alum Rock
Alum Rock rises to 563 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Alum Rock Science & Nature Center, a museum 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Santa Clara County, California United States.
Wikidata Q35724082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 563 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 0.8 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 6.0 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 6.1 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Rock: 1.6 mi
- Masters Hill: 4.5 mi
- Antler Point: 4.6 mi
- Mount Day: 5.3 mi
- Sidewinder: 3.7 mi
- Dragon's Den: 3.8 mi
- Lazy River: 3.8 mi
- Bombs Away: 3.8 mi
- Barracuda Blaster: 3.8 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 3.8 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 3.9 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 4.0 mi
- Gray Garden: 4.0 mi
- Blue Garden: 4.1 mi
- Little Calvary: 3.5 mi
- Confucius Statue: 3.9 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 4.9 mi
- A Pioneer Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Alum Rock Park: 1.0 mi
- Fleming Park: 1.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant Park: 2.5 mi
- Penitencia Creek Reach: 2.7 mi
- Cimarron Park: 2.8 mi
- Buddha: 4.5 mi
- Triumph: 4.6 mi
- A Monument to the Last Barn: 4.6 mi
- Lunar New Year: 4.9 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 4.9 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Blue Oak Ranch Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Lick Observatory: 9.1 mi
- Ulistac Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 9.3 mi
- Chappell Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Log Cabin: 1.0 mi
- Buck Eyw Lane Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Todd Quick Rest Area: 1.4 mi
- South Spring: 9.2 mi
- McClure Spring: 9.6 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 11.2 mi
- Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 12.9 mi
- Cherry Springs: 15.4 mi
- Murietta Falls: 10.8 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 20.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 20.9 mi
- Granuja Falls: 21.0 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 21.1 mi
- Drawbridge: 11.5 mi
- Lexington: 17.2 mi
- Alma: 17.8 mi
- Holy City: 19.1 mi
- Wrights: 19.3 mi
- The Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 17.4 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 20.0 mi
- Underworld Rock: 20.3 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 14.1 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 14.4 mi
- Niles beach: 17.7 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Alum Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | ESE 108° | 1,327 m | 9.2 mi |
| Observatory Peak | ESE 112° | 1,298 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | ESE 108° | 1,295 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | ESE 111° | 1,286 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | ESE 112° | 1,279 m | 8.6 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | ESE 111° | 1,276 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Isabel | ESE 115° | 1,275 m | 10.2 mi |
| Galileo Peak | ESE 107° | 1,273 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218197 — Alum Rock, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358760889
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