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Christmas Hill

Christmas Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Christmas Hill rises to 97 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Milias Group Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35734623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
97 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.98911, -121.58665

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites: 60
  • Milias Group Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Lone Maple: 6.4 mi
  • Azalea: 6.5 mi
  • Hilltop: 6.9 mi
Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 52
  • Timber Twister: 2.5 mi
  • Tubs-O-Fun: 2.5 mi
  • Bulgy the Goldfish: 2.5 mi
  • Banana Split: 2.5 mi
  • Big Red Fire Engine Co.: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 49
Artworks: 42
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 1.7 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 9.7 mi
  • Bhuda: 9.8 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 14.3 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 15.0 mi
Springs: 36
  • El Pajaro Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Spike Jones Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 11.4 mi
Museums: 30
Beaches: 26
Gardens: 21
  • Garden Essential: 1.8 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 2.6 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Bonfante Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Black Rock Falls: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 23.0 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Christmas Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaWNW1,154 m16.5 mi
Crystal PeakWNW1,097 m16.2 mi
Mount ChualWNW1,046 m16.3 mi
Mount SizerNNE998 m16.0 mi
Fremont PeakSSE966 m16.7 mi
Nesbit RidgeNNE851 m10.6 mi
Pacheco PeakE844 m16.6 mi
Larios PeakNNE840 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1655895 — Christmas Hill, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358803849

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