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Mount Pajaro

Mount Pajaro, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Pajaro rises to 480 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Chamberlain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49053928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
480 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.92362, -121.62875

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Water Oasis: 5.5 mi
  • Bonfante's Splash Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Timber Twister: 5.6 mi
  • Pit Stop Racers: 5.6 mi
  • Big Red Fire Engine Co.: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • Aromas Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Babbs Creek Park Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Christmas Hill Park: 5.6 mi
  • Gilroy Sports Park: 5.7 mi
  • Gilroy High School Quad: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 58
  • Milias Group Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Lone Maple: 6.6 mi
  • Azalea: 6.7 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Hilltop: 7.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 50
Artworks: 47
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 6.7 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 9.3 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 10.2 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 10.2 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 10.5 mi
Springs: 35
  • El Pajaro Springs: 1.1 mi
  • Spike Jones Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Garden Essential: 5.5 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Holly Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 35
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 12
  • Bonfante Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Triple Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 20.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Mount Pajaro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNW1,154 m17.6 mi
Crystal PeakNW1,097 m17.4 mi
Mount ChualNW1,046 m17.6 mi
Mount HarlanSE991 m19.9 mi
Fremont PeakSSE966 m13.4 mi
San Joaquin PeakE878 m20.3 mi
Nesbit RidgeNNE851 m15.6 mi
Pacheco PeakENE844 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4819:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1854689103

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