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Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Rock rises to 758 m in California. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzards Roost, a peak 1.7 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49026699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
758 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.14749, -122.19517
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • stone fireplace: 2.0 mi
  • Swamp House: 4.3 mi
  • Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 4.8 mi
  • Johansen Mill Site: 4.8 mi
  • Sandy Point Lookout: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 60
  • Nature Circle: 7.6 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 11.4 mi
Parks
  • Forest Swimming Pool: 3.1 mi
  • Garrahan Park: 3.4 mi
  • Junction Park: 4.3 mi
  • Barbara Day/Dam Park: 4.4 mi
  • Alba Park, Recreation, and Parkway District: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 59
Beaches: 57
Picnic sites: 47
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 16
  • Bulls Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Reggiardo Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Congress Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 11
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 16.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Eagle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiNE985 m7.7 mi
Castle RockNE979 m7.8 mi
The PeakNE917 m8.4 mi
Lookout TowerNE892 m8.3 mi
Goat RockNE890 m7.4 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNE880 m8.4 mi
Summit RockNE878 m8.3 mi
Varian PeakNE873 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358765060

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