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Blue Rocks

Blue Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Rocks rises to 742 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35728405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
742 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.24827, -121.61106

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Henry Coe Monument: 5.4 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 6.7 mi
  • Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 6.9 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 9.0 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument - "Soaring Flight": 9.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 6.2 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 6.3 mi
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Sycamore Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Coyote Ranch: 7.1 mi
Parks
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Field Sports Park: 6.7 mi
  • Metcalf Motorcycle County Park: 6.8 mi
  • Hidden forest park: 7.4 mi
  • Heritage Greens Park: 7.4 mi
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 8.7 mi
  • Frog pond: 8.8 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 12.2 mi
  • Little Dipper: 12.6 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 12.6 mi
Museums: 40
Gardens: 39
Springs: 34
Waterfalls: 14
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Robison Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • The Bluff: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Blue Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakN 351°1,327 m6.9 mi
Observatory PeakNNW 345°1,298 m6.7 mi
Hipparchus PeakN 352°1,295 m6.8 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNNW 347°1,286 m6.7 mi
Mount HamiltonNNW 345°1,279 m6.7 mi
Huyghens PeakNNW 346°1,276 m6.7 mi
Mount IsabelN 354°1,275 m5.4 mi
Galileo PeakN 350°1,273 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219522 — Blue Rocks, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762173

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