Lovers Leap
Lovers Leap rises to 354 m in California. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacheco Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 6.4 mi
- Dinosaur Point Boat Launch Area: 7.7 mi
- Basalt Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- McCarthy Park: 13.5 mi
- Frank Klauer Memorial Park: 13.6 mi
- Pacheco Peak: 1.9 mi
- Elephant Head: 2.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 3.9 mi
- Spikes Peak: 4.4 mi
- Gulnac Peak: 4.7 mi
- Rancho Cañada de los Osos Ecological Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Pacheco State Park: 4.8 mi
- Willson Ranch: 4.9 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Northern California Renaissance Faire: 4.9 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 10.2 mi
- Swank Farms: 11.3 mi
- Banana Split: 18.1 mi
- Tubs-O-Fun: 18.1 mi
- Diamond Spring: 4.8 mi
- Sunburnt Spring: 5.1 mi
- Jack Sturla Spring: 6.5 mi
- Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 7.2 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 7.2 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 10.4 mi
- Park Maintenance: 13.0 mi
- Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- San Ysidro Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Anglers Cove Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
- California Korean War Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Old City Hall: 14.9 mi
- Edgar Holloway House: 15.0 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 16.1 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Matthews House: 14.2 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 15.1 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 16.9 mi
- Old Mission Jail: 18.4 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 14.2 mi
- Garden Essential: 14.6 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 18.2 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 18.2 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 18.2 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 9.5 mi
- Robison Falls: 17.5 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 18.3 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- South Beach: 13.7 mi
- North Beach: 13.8 mi
- Swanson Bluff: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Lovers Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | SE 146° | 1,145 m | 12.0 mi |
| Potrero Peak | SE 146° | 1,132 m | 14.8 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | SSE 157° | 1,095 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SE 134° | 1,021 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | SE 138° | 1,001 m | 7.2 mi |
| Antimony Peak | SSE 153° | 990 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Ararat | SE 125° | 981 m | 8.1 mi |
| Santa Ana Mountain | S 169° | 931 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 227737 — Lovers Leap, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358769833
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 14 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 18 mi
- Watsonville · 27 mi
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