Peak · California
El Sombroso
El Sombroso rises to 917 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 917 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.17859, -121.91046
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Thayer: 1.1 mi
- Mount Umunhum: 1.4 mi
- Ralph's Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Collords Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Mt. Umunhum Radar Tower: 1.4 mi
- April Tunnel Trestle: 3.5 mi
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 3.7 mi
- The Buena Vista: 3.7 mi
- English Camp School House Ruins: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Guadalupe Reservoir County Park: 2.2 mi
- Almaden Meadows: 3.3 mi
- Belgatos Park: 3.5 mi
- Parma Park: 3.7 mi
- Glenview Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hicks/Wood Entrance: 2.7 mi
- McAbee Entry: 3.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 3.3 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- Ohlone Woman: 3.7 mi
- Eolian: 4.8 mi
- Portals and Passages: 4.8 mi
- Fuel Tank: 4.9 mi
- The Cats: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Arroyo Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
- quicksilver picnic area: 4.7 mi
- southpoint Picnic area: 4.7 mi
- Ohlone Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Peppertree: 4.7 mi
Museums
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 4.8 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 4.9 mi
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 5.0 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 7.0 mi
- Campbell Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
Attractions
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 5.0 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 5.0 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 5.3 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 7.7 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 9.0 mi
Gardens
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 8.0 mi
- Italianate Garden: 8.0 mi
- Saratoga Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Hakone Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Life Lab: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 47
- Cable Car Beach: 13.0 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.9 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.9 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 14.5 mi
- Capitola Beach: 14.5 mi
Springs: 27
- Cherry Springs: 0.7 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 6.5 mi
- Badger Spring: 6.9 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 7.1 mi
- Olive Springs: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Black Rock Falls: 9.0 mi
- Basin Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 9.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 9.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Lyme Disease Rock: 10.5 mi
- Underworld Rock: 10.8 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 11.2 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- Upper Quarry: 14.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 15.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of El Sombroso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SE 142° | 1,154 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SE 138° | 1,097 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | SSE 153° | 1,063 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Thayer | SSW 205° | 1,061 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Chual | SE 134° | 1,046 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | WNW 287° | 985 m | 10.5 mi |
| Castle Rock | WNW 289° | 979 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Peak | WNW 288° | 917 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253721 — El Sombroso, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/547987743
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 14 mi
- Capitola · 14 mi
- Santa Cruz · 16 mi
- Watsonville · 20 mi
- Moss Landing · 27 mi
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