Mount Sizer
Mount Sizer rises to 998 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Oak Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mount Sizer is a prominent peak located on Blue Ridge in Henry W. Coe State Park, just east of Morgan Hill, California. Because Mount Sizer is the highest point on Blue Ridge and under 10 miles (16 km) from the park's headquarters, it makes it an ideal destination for day hikers. There are two ways to reach the summit. One by trails and one by a combination of trail and fire road. The fire road route leads almost directly up Blue Ridge to Mount Sizer and is affectionately nicknamed "The Shortcut". This road rises roughly 1,500 feet (457 m) in 1.3 miles (2.1 km) giving it an average grade of 22%. The park map by Pine Ridge Association lists the peak at 3216' elevation, but some other sources seem to place it at 3219 feet.
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Wikidata Q6923706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 998 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Willard Coe State Park: 1.3 mi
- Heritage Greens Park: 7.3 mi
- Jackson Oaks Park: 7.3 mi
- Decorative Fountain With Gazebo: 7.8 mi
- Conte Gardens Park: 7.8 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 9.6 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 12.1 mi
- Frog pond: 13.6 mi
- Solis Winery: 13.8 mi
- Dorcich Family Vineyards: 13.9 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 14.5 mi
- Discoveries: 17.0 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 17.2 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 17.7 mi
- Bhuda: 17.8 mi
- Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 6.8 mi
- Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Calaveras Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Hat Rock: 1.0 mi
- Middle Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Divide Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Peak 1940: 2.9 mi
- Bollinger Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 2.2 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 7.4 mi
- Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 9.4 mi
- 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 10.0 mi
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Henry W. Coe State Park: 5.3 mi
- Toyon Group Area Entrance: 7.3 mi
- Anderson Boat Launch Entrance: 7.3 mi
- San Felipe Ranch's The Nature Conservatory's Conservation Easement: 7.6 mi
- Hill Rd Entrance: 7.7 mi
- Black Oak Spring: 0.8 mi
- Sada's Spring: 1.1 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 1.6 mi
- Pajahuello Spring: 1.8 mi
- Blackberry Spring: 2.6 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 9.6 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 9.6 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 10.5 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 14.1 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 14.6 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 15.7 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 15.7 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 15.8 mi
- Monarch Garden: 15.8 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 7.7 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Robison Falls: 9.6 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 15.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.7 mi
- The Bluff: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mount Sizer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | NW 325° | 1,327 m | 11.2 mi |
| Observatory Peak | NW 321° | 1,298 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | NW 326° | 1,295 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | NW 322° | 1,286 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NW 321° | 1,279 m | 11.3 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | NW 322° | 1,276 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Isabel | NW 323° | 1,275 m | 9.7 mi |
| Galileo Peak | NW 325° | 1,273 m | 11.6 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 | 20:30 |
| 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358775354
Day trips start here
- San Juan Bautista · 25 mi
- Watsonville · 25 mi
- Hollister · 26 mi
- Aptos · 27 mi
- Capitola · 29 mi
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