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Larios Peak

Larios Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Larios Peak rises to 840 m in California. Pyramid Rock stands 1,220 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Palassou Ridge, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49043515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
840 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.12244, -121.52022

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Palassou Ridge: 0.7 mi
  • Nesbit Ridge: 1.2 mi
  • Palassou Ridge: 1.3 mi
  • Palassou Ridge: 2.4 mi
  • Willow Ridge: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Calaveras Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Flat Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Jackson Oaks Park: 4.7 mi
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 5.0 mi
  • Heritage Greens Park: 5.1 mi
  • San Pedro Percolation Ponds: 5.4 mi
  • Decorative Fountain With Gazebo: 5.6 mi
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 7.1 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 7.6 mi
  • Solis Winery: 9.0 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 9.1 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 56
Historic sites: 52
Springs: 34
  • Lost Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Spike Jones Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Willow Ridge Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Willow Tree Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Rat Spring: 5.3 mi
Museums: 29
Gardens: 20
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 10.0 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Garden Essential: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Pacheco Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Robison Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Larios Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockNNW 342°1,220 m13.4 mi
Bollinger MountainN 351°1,044 m9.2 mi
Mount SizerN 3°998 m6.3 mi
Cow HillNNW 334°989 m10.8 mi
Round MountainN 352°939 m11.6 mi
Mount HelenN 357°915 m10.7 mi
Middle RidgeNNW 348°884 m6.0 mi
Brush MountainN 357°867 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1316:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226875 — Larios Peak, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/548041746

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