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Pyramid Rock

Pyramid Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Pyramid Rock rises to 1,220 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Isabel, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1220 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.30663, -121.59698

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Reverend Hamilton: 3.5 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 7.3 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 7.9 mi
  • Henry Coe Monument: 8.5 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 9.1 mi
Attractions
  • Frog pond: 5.8 mi
  • Little Dipper: 12.0 mi
  • Lazy River: 12.0 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Slide Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites
Parks
  • Hidden forest park: 8.2 mi
  • Montgomery Hill Park: 8.9 mi
  • Metcalf Motorcycle County Park: 9.0 mi
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 9.1 mi
  • Blackpool Pocket Park: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 37
Museums: 36
Springs: 32
Waterfalls: 14
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Robison Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 16.4 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Pyramid Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNNW 327°1,327 m3.3 mi
Observatory PeakNW 314°1,298 m3.5 mi
Hipparchus PeakNNW 329°1,295 m3.2 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNW 318°1,286 m3.4 mi
Mount HamiltonNW 314°1,279 m3.5 mi
Huyghens PeakNW 316°1,276 m3.4 mi
Mount IsabelNW 317°1,275 m1.9 mi
Galileo PeakNNW 326°1,273 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773128

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