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Coyote Peak

Coyote Peak rises to 349 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pueblo Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away.

The story

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

Wikidata Q35736277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
349 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.20884, -121.77573

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Paseo: 0.8 mi
  • Avenida Espana Park: 1.0 mi
  • Los Paseos Park: 1.3 mi
  • Albertson Parkway: 1.8 mi
  • Metcalf Park: 1.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Picnic sites: 56
Historic sites
  • Bailey Fellows House: 2.5 mi
  • Chimney: 3.9 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 4.0 mi
  • Concrete Vault: 4.0 mi
  • Mine Office & Maps: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 42
Beaches: 32
Waterfalls: 21
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Coyote Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNE1,327 m12.5 mi
Observatory PeakNE1,298 m11.7 mi
Hipparchus PeakNE1,295 m12.5 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNE1,286 m11.9 mi
Mount HamiltonNE1,279 m11.7 mi
Huyghens PeakNE1,276 m11.8 mi
Mount IsabelNE1,275 m11.8 mi
Galileo PeakNE1,273 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358764248

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