Pyramid Rock
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
- 1,220 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 6.8 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Coyote Ranch: 9.7 mi
- Eucalyptus Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Sycamore Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Mount Isabel: 1.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cow Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hipparchus Peak: 3.2 mi
- Copernicus Peak: 3.3 mi
- Discoveries: 10.9 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 12.5 mi
- Lunar New Year: 12.5 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 12.6 mi
- A Monument to the Last Barn: 13.8 mi
- 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
- Lick Observatory: 2.9 mi
- San Felipe Ranch's The Nature Conservatory's Conservation Easement: 3.6 mi
- Blue Oak Ranch Reserve: 8.6 mi
- Máyyan 'Ooyákma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 9.9 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 11.6 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 14.7 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 15.2 mi
- Blue Garden: 15.2 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 12.3 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 12.3 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 12.3 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 12.7 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 12.8 mi
- South Spring: 3.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 5.3 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 7.2 mi
- Sada's Spring: 7.2 mi
- Pajahuello Spring: 7.6 mi
- 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
- The Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 23.4 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 19.5 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.0 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 24.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | NNW 327° | 1,327 m | 3.3 mi |
| Observatory Peak | NW 314° | 1,298 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | NNW 329° | 1,295 m | 3.2 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | NW 318° | 1,286 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NW 314° | 1,279 m | 3.5 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | NW 316° | 1,276 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Isabel | NW 317° | 1,275 m | 1.9 mi |
| Galileo Peak | NNW 326° | 1,273 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358773128
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 28 mi
- Watsonville · 28 mi
Take the scenic way to Pyramid Rock.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.