Peak · California
Loma Chiquita
Loma Chiquita rises to 794 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the west-northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 794 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.10526, -121.82168
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crystal Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Chual: 1.2 mi
- Loma Prieta: 1.3 mi
- Knibbs Knob: 1.5 mi
- Santa Rosalia Mountain: 3.0 mi
Museums
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 5.1 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 6.0 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 8.5 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 9.3 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 9.3 mi
Gardens
- Roses of Yesterday: 6.2 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 8.4 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 8.9 mi
- Tiger Lily Garden: 9.5 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Parks
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 6.8 mi
- Guadalupe Reservoir County Park: 6.8 mi
- Alamitos Trail Park: 7.1 mi
- Glenview Park: 7.1 mi
- Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Chimney: 4.6 mi
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 4.9 mi
- Site of English Town * CCC Camp Mt. Madonna: 5.2 mi
- Flag Pole: 5.2 mi
- Mine Office & Maps: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 6.3 mi
- White deer pen: 9.1 mi
- Amphitheater: 9.1 mi
- Miller House: 9.1 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 55
- Bhuda: 5.9 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 6.0 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 6.2 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 8.5 mi
- Cabrillo Gallery: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Uvas Canyon County Park: 2.4 mi
- Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve Entrance: 3.9 mi
- Casa Loma Entrance: 3.9 mi
- Hacienda Entrance: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 52
- Black Oak Group Area: 2.1 mi
- Cottle Rest Site: 4.3 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 4.8 mi
- Pueblo Day Use Area: 7.7 mi
- Porter Family Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 41
- Potbelly Beach: 10.6 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 10.6 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 11.0 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 11.6 mi
- Capitola Beach: 11.7 mi
Springs: 40
- Sulpher Springs: 4.0 mi
- Badger Spring: 5.5 mi
- Olive Springs: 6.2 mi
- Cherry Springs: 7.7 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Black Rock Falls: 2.0 mi
- Basin Falls: 2.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 2.1 mi
- Granuja Falls: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Capitola Bluffs: 11.4 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 14.9 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 14.1 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Loma Chiquita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | WNW 287° | 1,154 m | 1.3 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NW 305° | 1,097 m | 1.0 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NW 312° | 1,063 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NW 307° | 1,061 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Chual | NW 325° | 1,046 m | 1.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | NW 316° | 917 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | WNW 298° | 828 m | 7.1 mi |
| Grizzly Rock | WNW 296° | 827 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 227487 — Loma Chiquita, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/2398117013
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