Christmas Hill
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Christmas Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Babbs Creek Park Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Gilroy High School Quad: 0.8 mi
- Debell Uvas Creek Preserve: 1.1 mi
- El Roble Park: 1.2 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South): 4.6 mi
- Pescadero Ranch Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Mount Madonna County Park: 5.8 mi
- Atherton Peak: 5.0 mi
- Mount Pajaro: 5.1 mi
- Mount Chamberlain: 5.1 mi
- Lions Peak: 5.3 mi
- Mount Madonna: 6.7 mi
- 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
- Miller Red Barn: 0.6 mi
- Edgar Holloway House: 1.6 mi
- Old City Hall: 1.6 mi
- Highway 152 Tree Row: 2.2 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 7.6 mi
- 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
- Gilroy Museum: 1.5 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 6.2 mi
- Agricultural History Project Center and Museum: 8.6 mi
- Old Mission Jail: 10.2 mi
- Zanetta House: 10.4 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 15.3 mi
- Palm Beach: 15.4 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 16.6 mi
- Jetty Beach: 16.7 mi
- Island Beach: 17.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Capitola Bluffs: 19.9 mi
- Swanson Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 24.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | WNW 301° | 1,154 m | 16.5 mi |
| Crystal Peak | WNW 302° | 1,097 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Chual | WNW 303° | 1,046 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Sizer | NNE 14° | 998 m | 16.0 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SSE 164° | 966 m | 16.7 mi |
| Middle Ridge | N 9° | 884 m | 15.3 mi |
| Nesbit Ridge | NNE 16° | 850.7 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pacheco Peak | E 85° | 844 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
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
Day trips start here
- San Juan Bautista · 10 mi
- Watsonville · 11 mi
- Hollister · 14 mi
- Moss Landing · 17 mi
- Aptos · 18 mi
- Capitola · 20 mi
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