- Elevation
- 60 m
- Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 12.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 128.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9933, -122.0234
Prospect Hill rises to 60 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
- Elevation
- 60 m
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 50° | 1,136 m | 12.8 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 51° | 1,097 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 31° | 1,063 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 26° | 1,061 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 50° | 1,046 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 346° | 985 m | 16.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 346° | 979 m | 16.7 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 26° | 917 m | 14.2 mi |
- 28.8 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 0.8 mi
- Train Engine: 1.1 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.2 mi
- Undertow: 2.0 mi
- Looff Carousel: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Bolcoff Hill: 0.9 mi
- Horseback Hill: 1.2 mi
- La Corona: 1.7 mi
- Mount Alexander: 3.0 mi
- Mount Massiah: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Branciforte: 1.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 1.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 1.1 mi
- Clock Tower: 1.1 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 1.1 mi
Museums: 52
Beaches: 33
- Harbor Beach: 2.5 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sunny Cove Beach: 2.9 mi
- Santa Maria's Beach: 3.0 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 2.3 mi
- Ferndell: 4.5 mi
- Maple Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.4 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 9.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 1 mi
- Capitola · 4 mi
- Aptos · 6 mi
- Watsonville · 15 mi
- Moss Landing · 18 mi
- Marina · 25 mi
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