Peak · California
Blossom Hill
Blossom Hill rises to 265 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Rosa Openspace, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35728275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 265 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.22562, -121.92659
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 0.4 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Worcester Park: 2.2 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 2.4 mi
- McAbee Entry: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Belgatos Park: 0.6 mi
- Howes Playlot: 1.0 mi
- Lone Hill Park: 1.6 mi
- Blossom Hill Park: 1.7 mi
- Carolyn Norris Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Lone Hill: 1.5 mi
- Collords Peak: 1.8 mi
- Almaden Meadows Hill: 2.3 mi
- Priest Rock: 2.9 mi
- Saint Josephs Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Shir Hadash Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- George & Ruth Barati: 2.9 mi
- Flame of Liberty: 2.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Forbes Flour Mill: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 2.2 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 2.7 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 4.3 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 5.1 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Raintree Group Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Circle Group Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Gateway Pavilion: 2.6 mi
- Meadowbrook Group Area: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Fuel Tank: 2.7 mi
- Eolian: 2.9 mi
- Portals and Passages: 2.9 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 3.1 mi
- The Cats: 3.5 mi
Museums
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 2.9 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 3.0 mi
- Campbell Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 6.2 mi
- Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: 6.3 mi
Gardens
- Saratoga Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 5.8 mi
- Italianate Garden: 5.8 mi
- Life Lab: 6.5 mi
- Misora Secret Garden: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 47
- Cable Car Beach: 15.3 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 17.1 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 17.2 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 17.6 mi
- Capitola Beach: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 9.8 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Basin Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.2 mi
Springs: 25
- Cherry Springs: 2.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 7.2 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 7.2 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 9.9 mi
- Badger Spring: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Graffiti Rock: 8.8 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 9.1 mi
- Underworld Rock: 9.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 17.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 18.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Blossom Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SSE 150° | 1,154 m | 9.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSE 147° | 1,097 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | SSE 161° | 1,063 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 175° | 1,061 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Chual | SE 145° | 1,046 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | W 269° | 985 m | 9.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | W 271° | 979 m | 9.3 mi |
| El Sombroso | SSE 165° | 917 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219475 — Blossom Hill, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358762148
Day trips start here
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