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Fern Peak

Fern Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fern Peak rises to 512 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottle Rest Site, a picnic site 1.0 miles away.

Historically known as "Mt. Chisnantuck"

The story

mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
512 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.15272, -121.81162

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Cottle Rest Site: 1.0 mi
  • Fish Camp Rest Site: 1.9 mi
  • Pueblo Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Black Oak Group Area: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Hacienda Entrance: 1.7 mi
  • Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve Entrance: 2.1 mi
  • Casa Loma Entrance: 2.1 mi
  • Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 2.9 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 3.2 mi
Museums
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Roses of Yesterday: 9.3 mi
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 11.7 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 42
Springs: 41
Waterfalls: 20
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 16.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Fern Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSSW 212°1,154 m3.4 mi
Crystal PeakSSW 206°1,097 m3.0 mi
Mount UmunhumW 276°1,063 m4.8 mi
Mount ThayerW 277°1,061 m6.0 mi
Mount ChualSSW 208°1,046 m2.6 mi
Cow HillNE 56°989 m13.6 mi
El SombrosoWNW 288°917 m5.7 mi
The PeakWNW 288°917 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:54

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 223464 — Fern Peak, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358765840

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