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Pigeon Point

Pigeon Point, seen from above at true elevation

Pigeon Point rises to 489 m in California. Bollinger Mountain stands 1,044 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mendoza Ranch Entrance, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
489 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.05329, -121.49383

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 55
  • Park Maintenance: 2.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • San Ysidro Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Anglers Cove Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Fault Line Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Northern California Renaissance Faire: 7.7 mi
  • Banana Split: 8.1 mi
  • Strawberry Sundae: 8.1 mi
  • Tubs-O-Fun: 8.1 mi
  • Bulgy the Goldfish: 8.1 mi
Springs: 36
  • Spike Jones Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Jack Sturla Spring: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 21
Gardens: 16
  • Garden Essential: 6.2 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 8.1 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Holly Garden: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 5.2 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 14.2 mi
  • Bhuda: 14.3 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 20.9 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Pacheco Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Triple Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Pigeon Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bollinger MountainNNW 348°1,044 m14.1 mi
Mount SizerN 354°998 m11.2 mi
Cow HillNNW 337°989 m15.7 mi
Mount HelenN 353°915 m15.6 mi
Middle RidgeNNW 346°884 m11.0 mi
Nesbit RidgeNNW 340°850.7 m6.1 mi
Pacheco PeakESE 105°844 m11.8 mi
Larios PeakNNW 343°840 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:04
December solstice07:1716:1316:53

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659387 — Pigeon Point, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807102

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