Peak · California
Elephant Mountain
Elephant Mountain rises to 344 m in California. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Education Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 344 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.34939, -122.15469
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Education Garden: 0.4 mi
- Native Hill (California Native Habitat Garden): 1.5 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 1.6 mi
- Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Arastradero Garden: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Ewing Hill: 0.5 mi
- Vista Hill: 1.8 mi
- Madera Point: 2.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Borel Hill: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hidden Villa: 0.6 mi
- Juan Prado Mesa Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Redwood Grove Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Orchard Glen: 1.8 mi
- Patriot Corner Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Bubb Park picnic area: 4.4 mi
- EBF Picnic: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Foothills Park plaque: 1.8 mi
- Ohlone Indian Village Town of Los Altos Hills Historical Site No. 1: 2.3 mi
- Casa De Tableta: 3.1 mi
- J. Gilbert Smith House: 3.2 mi
- Gene Sheehan Overlook: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 1.9 mi
- Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 5.8 mi
- Stem Cell Research information placards: 5.8 mi
- Towne Trail: 5.9 mi
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 6.3 mi
Parks
- Purissima Park: 2.0 mi
- Los Altos Hills Dog Park: 2.1 mi
- Shoup Park: 2.6 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 2.8 mi
- Village Park: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- Egrets: 2.6 mi
- Cradle of Liberty: 2.7 mi
- Musical Gambol: 2.7 mi
- Shlama: 2.7 mi
- Walter A. Singer: 2.8 mi
Museums
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Los Altos History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Ohlone Village: 3.3 mi
- Hoover Tower: 5.5 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 42
- Tunitas Beach: 13.6 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 13.7 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 13.8 mi
- Martins Beach: 14.1 mi
- Sand Beach: 15.0 mi
Springs: 17
- Spring source: 2.5 mi
- Travertine Springs: 7.6 mi
- Congress Springs: 9.0 mi
- Summit Spring: 9.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Peter's Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 5.2 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 7.8 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 8.9 mi
- Butano Falls: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Drawbridge: 12.7 mi
- Lexington: 14.0 mi
- Purissima: 14.9 mi
- Alma: 15.1 mi
- Holy City: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Graffiti Rock: 6.7 mi
- Underworld Rock: 9.1 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 9.1 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 18.4 mi
- China Ladder: 20.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Elephant Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SSE 159° | 985 m | 9.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 159° | 979 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Peak | SSE 153° | 917 m | 10.1 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SSE 161° | 892 m | 7.5 mi |
| Goat Rock | SSE 163° | 890 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SSE 153° | 880 m | 10.4 mi |
| Summit Rock | SSE 158° | 878 m | 8.1 mi |
| Varian Peak | SSE 165° | 873 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658486 — Elephant Mountain, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806404
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