Mount Helen
Mount Helen rises to 915 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49052972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 915 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Willard Coe State Park: 5.8 mi
- Heritage Greens Park: 10.4 mi
- Jackson Oaks Park: 10.6 mi
- Decorative Fountain With Gazebo: 10.7 mi
- Conte Gardens Park: 10.8 mi
- Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Walnut Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 10.6 mi
- Eucalyptus Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 11.0 mi
- Frog pond: 9.9 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 12.3 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 15.4 mi
- Little Dipper: 16.1 mi
- Lazy River: 16.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Brush Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bollinger Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Divide Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Pyramid Rock: 4.2 mi
- Discoveries: 14.9 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 16.0 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 16.5 mi
- Lunar New Year: 16.5 mi
- A Monument to the Last Barn: 17.9 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 6.0 mi
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Reverend Hamilton: 7.6 mi
- Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 11.2 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
- San Felipe Ranch's The Nature Conservatory's Conservation Easement: 6.0 mi
- Lick Observatory: 7.1 mi
- Henry W. Coe State Park: 9.0 mi
- Toyon Group Area Entrance: 9.6 mi
- Anderson Boat Launch Entrance: 9.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.7 mi
- Sada's Spring: 4.2 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 4.6 mi
- Black Oak Spring: 5.0 mi
- Pajahuello Spring: 5.1 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 15.6 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 18.8 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 19.4 mi
- Blue Garden: 19.4 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 12.1 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 12.1 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 14.3 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 14.7 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 15.2 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Robison Falls: 9.2 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 11.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.6 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 19.7 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 22.6 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 23.2 mi
- The Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Mount Helen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | NW 311° | 1,327 m | 7.3 mi |
| Observatory Peak | NW 305° | 1,298 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | NW 312° | 1,295 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | NW 307° | 1,286 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NW 306° | 1,279 m | 7.7 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | NW 306° | 1,276 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Isabel | NW 304° | 1,275 m | 6.1 mi |
| Galileo Peak | NW 312° | 1,273 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 225124 — Mount Helen, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358767346
Day trips start here
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- Aptos · 29 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 30 mi
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