Peak · California
El Sereno
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.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 770 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.21939, -122.02357
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
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
Museums
- Forbes Mill Museum: 2.4 mi
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 2.4 mi
- Youth Science Institute Sanborn: 2.4 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 2.7 mi
- Campbell Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Sunnyvale Mountain: 2.5 mi
- The Peak: 2.6 mi
- Saint Josephs Hill: 2.7 mi
- Grizzly Rock: 2.7 mi
- Madrone Knoll: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Alma Culture Landscape: 2.8 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 2.9 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 6.3 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Old Corral Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Worcester Park: 3.1 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 3.8 mi
- Isacson: 4.0 mi
- San Lorenzo Headwaters Natural Preserve: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Collord's Peak: 1.9 mi
- Forbes Flour Mill: 2.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Flame of Liberty: 2.4 mi
- George & Ruth Barati: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 54
- Cable Car Beach: 13.2 mi
- Waddell Beach (State Parks): 16.4 mi
- Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz): 16.4 mi
- Greyhound Rock Beach: 16.5 mi
- Las Trancas Beach: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 47
- LCCC Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Meadowbrook Group Area: 3.0 mi
- Gateway Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Pepper Tree Group Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Castle Rock Falls: 4.5 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 8.0 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 10.6 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 11.0 mi
Springs: 18
- 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: 12
- Lyme Disease Rock: 3.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 4.1 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 4.8 mi
- Upper Quarry: 15.3 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 16.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of El Sereno. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SE 127° | 1,154 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | ESE 121° | 1,063 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Thayer | ESE 124° | 1,061 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Chual | ESE 123° | 1,046 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | W 274° | 985 m | 3.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | W 279° | 979 m | 4.0 mi |
| The Peak | W 270° | 917 m | 2.6 mi |
| El Sombroso | ESE 114° | 917 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795599
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 17 mi
- Santa Cruz · 17 mi
- Aptos · 18 mi
- Watsonville · 25 mi
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