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Beehive Peak

Beehive Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Beehive Peak rises to 637 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Charlie Historical Marker, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35726788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
637 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.14254, -121.99270

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
  • Patchen (historic): 1.1 mi
  • Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 2.2 mi
  • Glenwood: 2.4 mi
  • Alma: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Friendship Park: 1.1 mi
  • Loch Lomond City Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Lompico Park: 4.2 mi
  • West Glenwood Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Glenwood Meadows: 5.1 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 8.1 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Museums
Beaches: 53
Waterfalls: 25
  • Ferndell: 7.3 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Castle Rock Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 9.7 mi
Springs: 19
  • Old Growth Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Badger Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Olive Springs: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 10.5 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 12.6 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 13.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 13.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Beehive Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaESE 105°1,154 m8.5 mi
Crystal PeakESE 103°1,097 m8.9 mi
Mount UmunhumENE 77°1,063 m5.3 mi
Mount ThayerENE 70°1,061 m4.3 mi
Mount ChualE 100°1,046 m8.9 mi
Mount BielawskiNW 315°985 m7.9 mi
Castle RockNW 316°979 m8.2 mi
El SombrosoENE 61°917 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2398117015

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