Mine Hill
Mine Hill rises to 524 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Hill Rotary Furnace, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 524 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 1.4 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 4.3 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 4.3 mi
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 8.0 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 8.1 mi
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 1.7 mi
- Guadalupe Reservoir County Park: 2.0 mi
- Glenview Park: 2.1 mi
- Alamitos Trail Park: 2.4 mi
- Carrabelle Park: 2.5 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 3.4 mi
- Fuel Tank: 5.4 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 6.2 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 6.9 mi
- Eolian: 8.0 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 10.7 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 11.2 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 11.2 mi
- Saratoga Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Church Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.7 mi
- One Tree Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fern Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bald Peaks: 3.0 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 6.0 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 8.3 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 8.5 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 8.7 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 9.3 mi
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 0.2 mi
- English Camp School House Ruins: 0.3 mi
- Site of English Town * CCC Camp Mt. Madonna: 0.3 mi
- Flag Pole: 0.3 mi
- Mine: 0.3 mi
- Hicks/Wood Entrance: 1.0 mi
- Hacienda Entrance: 1.1 mi
- Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 1.3 mi
- Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 2.4 mi
- McAbee Entry: 3.3 mi
- Cottle Rest Site: 2.5 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 3.6 mi
- Pueblo Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Arroyo Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
- quicksilver picnic area: 4.5 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 14.5 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 15.0 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 15.3 mi
- Capitola Beach: 15.4 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 15.4 mi
- Cherry Springs: 3.9 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 4.4 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 6.7 mi
- Badger Spring: 7.8 mi
- Olive Springs: 9.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.9 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 7.0 mi
- Granuja Falls: 7.0 mi
- Basin Falls: 7.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 14.1 mi
- Underworld Rock: 14.4 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 14.4 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 15.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 17.0 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.3 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Mine Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | S 180° | 1,154 m | 4.5 mi |
| Crystal Peak | S 174° | 1,097 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | WSW 250° | 1,063 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Thayer | WSW 258° | 1,061 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Chual | S 171° | 1,046 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | WNW 283° | 985 m | 14.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | WNW 285° | 979 m | 14.3 mi |
| El Sombroso | W 272° | 917 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806859
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 14 mi
- Capitola · 15 mi
- Santa Cruz · 17 mi
- Watsonville · 18 mi
- Moss Landing · 26 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 28 mi
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