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Brush Mountain

Brush Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brush Mountain rises to 867 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35729680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
867 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.29883, -121.53216

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 7.3 mi
  • Hidden forest park: 11.6 mi
  • Heritage Greens Park: 11.7 mi
  • Metcalf Motorcycle County Park: 11.9 mi
  • Jackson Oaks Park: 11.9 mi
Attractions
  • Frog pond: 9.0 mi
  • Community & Cultural Center: 13.6 mi
  • Little Dipper: 15.6 mi
  • Lazy River: 15.6 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 60
  • Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 10.4 mi
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 11.2 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 5.3 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 6.7 mi
  • Henry Coe Monument: 7.4 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 11.2 mi
  • Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 12.2 mi
Springs: 30
Museums: 27
Gardens: 27
Waterfalls: 11
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Robison Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • The Bluff: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Brush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakWNW1,327 m6.3 mi
Observatory PeakWNW1,298 m6.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakWNW1,295 m6.2 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakWNW1,286 m6.6 mi
Mount HamiltonWNW1,279 m6.8 mi
Huyghens PeakWNW1,276 m6.6 mi
Mount IsabelWNW1,275 m5.2 mi
Galileo PeakWNW1,273 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1216:53

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762543

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