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El Sereno

El Sereno, seen from above at true elevation

El Sereno rises to 770 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Italianate Garden, a garden 1.8 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
770 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.21939, -122.02357
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Italianate Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Life Lab: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • The Cats: 2.0 mi
  • Portals and Passages: 2.4 mi
  • Eolian: 2.5 mi
  • The Readers: 6.8 mi
  • Circles and Stars: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Bachman Park: 2.1 mi
  • Town Plaza Park: 2.2 mi
  • Pageant Grounds: 2.5 mi
  • San Marcos Open Space: 2.5 mi
  • Quarry Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • LCCC Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Meadowbrook Group Area: 3.0 mi
  • Meadowbrook Group Area: 3.0 mi
  • Gateway Pavilion: 3.1 mi
  • Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 19
  • Congress Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Spring source: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 15.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of El Sereno. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSE 127°1,154 m12.4 mi
Mount UmunhumESE 121°1,063 m8.0 mi
Mount ThayerESE 124°1,061 m6.9 mi
Mount ChualESE 123°1,046 m12.5 mi
Mount BielawskiW 274°985 m3.8 mi
Castle RockW 279°979 m4.0 mi
The PeakW 270°917 m2.6 mi
El SombrosoESE 114°917 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795599

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