Mount Chual
Mount Chual rises to 1,046 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the southwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.
The story
Mount Chual is a prominent peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in southwest Santa Clara County, California, United States. The landmark lies 10 mi (16 km) west of Morgan Hill, and approximately 0.8 mi (1 km) northeast of Loma Prieta. It is the third highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Several tributaries to Llagas Creek originate on the southern and eastern flanks of the peak.
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Wikidata Q38251440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,046 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Peak: 0.4 mi
- Loma Prieta: 0.8 mi
- Loma Chiquita: 1.2 mi
- Knibbs Knob: 2.6 mi
- Fern Peak: 2.6 mi
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 4.2 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 5.6 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 7.7 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 9.8 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 9.8 mi
- Guadalupe Reservoir County Park: 5.6 mi
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 5.7 mi
- Glenview Park: 6.1 mi
- Alamitos Trail Park: 6.2 mi
- Carrabelle Park: 6.4 mi
- Roses of Yesterday: 7.3 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 9.2 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 9.2 mi
- Tiger Lily Garden: 10.0 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Chimney: 3.7 mi
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 3.9 mi
- Site of English Town * CCC Camp Mt. Madonna: 4.1 mi
- Flag Pole: 4.1 mi
- Mine Office & Maps: 4.2 mi
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 6.8 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 9.8 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 10.2 mi
- White deer pen: 10.2 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.2 mi
- Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Uvas Canyon County Park: 3.5 mi
- Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve Entrance: 3.8 mi
- Casa Loma Entrance: 3.8 mi
- Hacienda Entrance: 3.8 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 5.6 mi
- Bhuda: 7.1 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 7.1 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 7.4 mi
- Fuel Tank: 9.3 mi
- Black Oak Group Area: 3.2 mi
- Cottle Rest Site: 3.6 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 4.4 mi
- Pueblo Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
- Porter Family Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 11.1 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 11.3 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 11.7 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 12.0 mi
- Capitola Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 3.9 mi
- Badger Spring: 5.3 mi
- Olive Springs: 6.3 mi
- Cherry Springs: 6.5 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 7.7 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 3.1 mi
- Basin Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 3.2 mi
- Granuja Falls: 3.2 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Upper Quarry: 14.9 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 16.1 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 14.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Mount Chual. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SW 226° | 1,154 m | 0.8 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSW 196° | 1,097 m | 0.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NW 309° | 1,063 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | WNW 303° | 1,061 m | 5.6 mi |
| El Sombroso | NW 314° | 917 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Peak | WNW 298° | 917 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | WNW 297° | 880 m | 14.5 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | WNW 293° | 828 m | 6.1 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358763594
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 10 mi
- Capitola · 12 mi
- Watsonville · 14 mi
- Santa Cruz · 15 mi
- Moss Landing · 22 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 25 mi
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