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Mount Bielawski

Mount Bielawski, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Bielawski rises to 985 m in California. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyme Disease Rock, a cliff 0.3 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Bielawski or Mount Bielewski (with an e instead of an a) is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, near the San Francisco Bay Area. The mountain reaches an elevation of 3,234 feet (986 m) just to the southwest of the Santa Cruz – Santa Clara county line and Highway 35. It is the highest point in Santa Cruz County. The summit is thickly wooded so offers no views. Snow falls on the mountain some winters. The mountain is named for Casimir Bielawski who was a chief draughtsman of the Surveyor General's office. It has, also, been called Mount McPherson. Duncan Mc Pherson owned 50 acres (20 ha) at the top of the mountain in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Wikidata Q6919722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
985 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.22311, -122.09326
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Castle Rock State Park Donor Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Remains of an old cabin: 2.0 mi
  • William Campbell's sawmill: 2.2 mi
  • Dedication Circle: 3.4 mi
  • Otogawa Roshi: 4.8 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • LCCC Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Longbridge: 2.2 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Cooley: 4.1 mi
Parks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Nature Circle: 3.4 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 3.9 mi
  • McClellan Ranch Community Garden: 6.5 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 18
  • Congress Springs: 2.6 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 2.8 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Spring source: 7.3 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 12
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 18.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Mount Bielawski. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumESE 112°1,063 m11.5 mi
Mount ThayerESE 113°1,061 m10.4 mi
Castle RockNNW 338°979 m0.4 mi
The PeakESE 103°917 m1.2 mi
El SombrosoESE 107°917 m10.5 mi
Lookout TowerNNW 331°892 m1.8 mi
Goat RockWNW 294°890 m0.9 mi
Sunnyvale MountainESE 110°880 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219122 — Mount Bielawski, Santa Cruz County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/1306201261

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