Peak · California
Mount Van Lone
Mount Van Lone rises to 638 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Madrone Knoll, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49054989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 638 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.16383, -122.01218
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Madrone Knoll: 0.7 mi
- White Rock: 1.0 mi
- Beehive Peak: 1.8 mi
- Priest Rock: 3.4 mi
- Saint Josephs Hill: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Alma Culture Landscape: 1.4 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 5.4 mi
- Mini Bikes Activity Area: 6.6 mi
- Zip Tower and Climbing Wall: 6.6 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 8.0 mi
Parks
- Friendship Park: 1.6 mi
- Loch Lomond City Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Pageant Grounds: 4.3 mi
- Town Plaza Park: 4.3 mi
- Lompico Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Alma: 2.0 mi
- Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Patchen (historic): 2.6 mi
- Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 4.0 mi
- Glenwood: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Marywood Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Worcester Park: 4.7 mi
- Pace Family Wilderness Park: 5.7 mi
- Isacson: 5.8 mi
Artworks
- The Cats: 3.8 mi
- Portals and Passages: 4.3 mi
- Eolian: 4.4 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 5.8 mi
- The Greatest in the Kingdom: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Deer Flat Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- LCCC Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Glen Bre Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Loch View Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
Museums
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 4.3 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 4.4 mi
- Youth Science Institute Sanborn: 5.6 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 6.6 mi
- The San Lorenzo Valley Museum: 6.8 mi
Gardens
- Italianate Garden: 5.7 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hakone Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Outdoor Education Garden: 6.6 mi
- Saratoga Community Garden: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 55
- Cable Car Beach: 9.5 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.6 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 13.7 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 13.7 mi
- Capitola Beach: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Castle Rock Falls: 6.7 mi
- Ferndell: 8.2 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 9.5 mi
- Maple Falls: 10.3 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 10.8 mi
Springs: 20
- Cherry Springs: 5.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 6.1 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 6.2 mi
- Badger Spring: 7.9 mi
- Redwood Springs: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Lyme Disease Rock: 6.2 mi
- Underworld Rock: 6.4 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 8.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 11.7 mi
- Upper Quarry: 11.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 14.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Mount Van Lone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | ESE 112° | 1,154 m | 9.9 mi |
| Crystal Peak | ESE 110° | 1,097 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | E 92° | 1,063 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Thayer | E 90° | 1,061 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Chual | ESE 107° | 1,046 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NW 313° | 985 m | 6.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 314° | 979 m | 6.4 mi |
| The Peak | NW 320° | 917 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1835433 — Mount Van Lone, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/2398112426
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 13 mi
- Santa Cruz · 13 mi
- Aptos · 14 mi
- Watsonville · 22 mi
- Moss Landing · 28 mi
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