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Lands End

Lands End, seen from above at true elevation

Lands End rises to 780 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Uvas Canyon County Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
780 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.06458, -121.78992
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Black Oak Group Area: 1.4 mi
  • Redwood: 5.6 mi
  • Hilltop: 5.8 mi
  • Azalea: 6.6 mi
  • Lone Maple: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens: 60
  • Roses of Yesterday: 3.1 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 6.3 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 9.3 mi
Parks
  • Aldridge Lane Park: 5.4 mi
  • Valencia Hall Park: 6.3 mi
  • Bert Scott Estate Park: 6.5 mi
  • Oak del Park: 6.7 mi
  • Scott Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions
  • Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 5.8 mi
  • White deer pen: 5.9 mi
  • Amphitheater: 5.9 mi
  • Miller House: 6.0 mi
  • Giant Twins: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 58
Beaches: 42
Springs: 39
Waterfalls: 17
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Capitola Bluffs: 10.7 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 14.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 15.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 13.7 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Lands End. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNW 317°1,154 m4.4 mi
Crystal PeakNW 323°1,097 m4.2 mi
Mount UmunhumNW 318°1,063 m8.9 mi
Mount ThayerNW 314°1,061 m9.9 mi
Mount ChualNNW 327°1,046 m4.5 mi
El SombrosoNW 320°917 m10.3 mi
Nesbit RidgeENE 71°850.7 m15.0 mi
Larios PeakENE 75°840 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565861636364615550
Precip in4.64.04.31.20.90.20.00.00.10.92.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/547985669

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