Peak · California
Blue Rocks
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
Picnic sites: 60
- 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
Artworks
- Discoveries: 11.1 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 11.6 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 12.7 mi
- Lunar New Year: 12.8 mi
- A Monument to the Last Barn: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 57
- 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
Peaks
- Cow Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bollinger Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pyramid Rock: 4.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Middle Ridge: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- San Felipe Ranch's The Nature Conservatory's Conservation Easement: 1.8 mi
- Toyon Group Area Entrance: 5.9 mi
- Anderson Boat Launch Entrance: 6.0 mi
- Live Oak Entrance: 6.0 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 6.1 mi
Museums: 40
- Villa Mira Monte: 8.2 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 8.3 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 9.8 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 10.4 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 38
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 12.2 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 15.6 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 16.0 mi
Springs: 34
- Willow Spring: 2.6 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 4.5 mi
- Blackberry Spring: 4.7 mi
- Pajahuello Spring: 4.7 mi
- Sada's Spring: 4.8 mi
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
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | N 351° | 1,327 m | 6.9 mi |
| Observatory Peak | NNW 345° | 1,298 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | N 352° | 1,295 m | 6.8 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | NNW 347° | 1,286 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NNW 345° | 1,279 m | 6.7 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | NNW 346° | 1,276 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Isabel | N 354° | 1,275 m | 5.4 mi |
| Galileo Peak | N 350° | 1,273 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
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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