Pacheco Peak
Pacheco Peak rises to 844 m in California. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a peak 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 844 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Dinosaur Point Boat Launch Area: 7.8 mi
- Frank Klauer Memorial Park: 12.1 mi
- McCarthy Park: 12.2 mi
- Santana Ranch Park: 12.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.9 mi
- Elephant Head: 3.7 mi
- Messic Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Spikes Peak: 4.2 mi
- Jacks Hill: 4.5 mi
- Northern California Renaissance Faire: 4.9 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 9.3 mi
- Swank Farms: 10.2 mi
- St. Francis Retreat: 17.5 mi
- Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 17.9 mi
- Pacheco State Park: 4.8 mi
- Rancho Cañada de los Osos Ecological Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Willson Ranch: 6.5 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
- Diamond Spring: 4.3 mi
- Sunburnt Spring: 4.6 mi
- Jack Sturla Spring: 8.3 mi
- Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 8.8 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 8.8 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 12.2 mi
- Park Maintenance: 14.2 mi
- Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- San Ysidro Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Anglers Cove Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 12.7 mi
- California Korean War Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Old City Hall: 15.5 mi
- Edgar Holloway House: 15.6 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 16.6 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Matthews House: 12.9 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 15.7 mi
- Saddle Association Museum: 16.7 mi
- Zanetta House: 17.7 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 12.7 mi
- Garden Essential: 15.0 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 18.8 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 18.8 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 18.9 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 11.4 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 18.9 mi
- Robison Falls: 19.4 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
- South Beach: 13.6 mi
- North Beach: 13.7 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 15.5 mi
- Swanson Bluff: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Pacheco Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | SE 143° | 1,145 m | 10.1 mi |
| Potrero Peak | SE 144° | 1,132 m | 12.9 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | SSE 157° | 1,095 m | 7.7 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | SSE 147° | 1,049 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SE 125° | 1,021 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | SE 130° | 1,001 m | 5.4 mi |
| Antimony Peak | SSE 151° | 990 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Ararat | ESE 115° | 981 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 230197 — Pacheco Peak, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358772269
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 12 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 18 mi
- Watsonville · 27 mi
- San Benito County · 29 mi
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