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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
  • 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
Attractions: 54
  • 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: 51
Artworks: 47
  • 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: 27
Gardens: 23
  • 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 PrietaWNW 301°1,154 m16.5 mi
Crystal PeakWNW 302°1,097 m16.2 mi
Mount ChualWNW 303°1,046 m16.3 mi
Mount SizerNNE 14°998 m16.0 mi
Fremont PeakSSE 164°966 m16.7 mi
Middle RidgeN 9°884 m15.3 mi
Nesbit RidgeNNE 16°850.7 m10.6 mi
Pacheco PeakE 85°844 m16.6 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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