Crystal Peak
Crystal Peak rises to 1,097 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the west-southwest, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Chual, a peak 0.4 miles away.
The story
Crystal Peak is a prominent peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in southwest Santa Clara County, California, United States. The landmark lies 10 mi (16 km) west of Morgan Hill, and approximately 0.5 mi (1 km) northeast of Loma Prieta. It is the second highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The headwaters of Llagas Creek originate on the eastern flank of the peak, and flow southward before merging with the Pajaro River at the San Benito County line.
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Wikidata Q38252180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,097 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Chual: 0.4 mi
- Loma Prieta: 0.5 mi
- Loma Chiquita: 1.0 mi
- Knibbs Knob: 2.3 mi
- Fern Peak: 3.0 mi
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 4.6 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 6.0 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 8.1 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 9.9 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 9.9 mi
- Guadalupe Reservoir County Park: 6.0 mi
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 6.1 mi
- Glenview Park: 6.5 mi
- Alamitos Trail Park: 6.6 mi
- Carrabelle Park: 6.8 mi
- Roses of Yesterday: 7.0 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 8.8 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 8.9 mi
- Tiger Lily Garden: 9.6 mi
- Outdoor Education Garden: 11.1 mi
- Chimney: 4.1 mi
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 4.2 mi
- Site of English Town * CCC Camp Mt. Madonna: 4.5 mi
- Flag Pole: 4.5 mi
- Mine Office & Maps: 4.6 mi
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 6.3 mi
- White deer pen: 10.0 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.0 mi
- Miller House: 10.1 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 10.1 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 5.5 mi
- Bhuda: 6.9 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 6.9 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 7.7 mi
- Fuel Tank: 9.6 mi
- Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Uvas Canyon County Park: 3.3 mi
- Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve Entrance: 4.1 mi
- Casa Loma Entrance: 4.1 mi
- Hacienda Entrance: 4.3 mi
- Black Oak Group Area: 3.0 mi
- Cottle Rest Site: 4.0 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 4.7 mi
- Pueblo Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
- Porter Family Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 10.7 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 10.9 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 11.3 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 11.6 mi
- Capitola Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 3.5 mi
- Badger Spring: 5.0 mi
- Olive Springs: 5.9 mi
- Cherry Springs: 6.7 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 8.1 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Basin Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 2.9 mi
- Granuja Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 3.0 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 11.4 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 14.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 16.1 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 14.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Crystal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | WSW 251° | 1,154 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NW 313° | 1,063 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NW 307° | 1,061 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNE 16° | 1,046 m | 0.4 mi |
| El Sombroso | NW 318° | 917 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Peak | WNW 299° | 917 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | WNW 299° | 880 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | WNW 297° | 828 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 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 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252331 — Crystal Peak, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795184
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 10 mi
- Capitola · 12 mi
- Santa Cruz · 14 mi
- Watsonville · 14 mi
- Moss Landing · 22 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 25 mi
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