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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

Picnic sites: 60
  • 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
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
Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks: 54
Historic sites: 49
Springs: 33
  • 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: 18
  • 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: 5
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Larios Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockNNW1,220 m13.4 mi
Bollinger MountainN1,044 m9.2 mi
Mount SizerN998 m6.3 mi
Cow HillNNW989 m10.8 mi
Round MountainN939 m11.6 mi
Mount HelenN915 m10.7 mi
Brush MountainN867 m12.2 mi
Nesbit RidgeNW851 m1.2 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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