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Blossom Hill

Blossom Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

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
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
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
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 52
  • 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
Beaches: 45
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 24
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 11
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 18.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Blossom Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSSE1,154 m9.1 mi
Crystal PeakSSE1,097 m9.2 mi
Mount UmunhumSSE1,063 m4.8 mi
Mount ThayerS1,061 m4.3 mi
Mount ChualSE1,046 m9.0 mi
Mount BielawskiW985 m9.2 mi
Castle RockW979 m9.3 mi
El SombrosoSSE917 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

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

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