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Saint Josephs Hill

Saint Josephs Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Saint Josephs Hill rises to 382 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49070858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
382 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.20572, -121.97670
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Parks
  • Pageant Grounds: 1.0 mi
  • Town Plaza Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bachman Park: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Meadow Park: 2.1 mi
  • Blossom Hill Park: 2.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Italianate Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 4.8 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Life Lab: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches: 52
Picnic sites: 46
  • Gateway Pavilion: 2.1 mi
  • Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Meadowbrook Group Area: 2.2 mi
  • Pepper Tree Group Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
Springs: 24
  • Cherry Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Congress Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Badger Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Castle Rock Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Gerow's Waterfall: 10.7 mi
  • Ferndell: 11.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Peter's Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 15.0 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.0 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Saint Josephs Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSE1,154 m9.8 mi
Crystal PeakSE1,097 m10.1 mi
Mount UmunhumSE1,063 m5.3 mi
Mount ThayerSE1,061 m4.3 mi
Mount ChualSE1,046 m9.9 mi
Mount BielawskiW985 m6.5 mi
Castle RockWNW979 m6.8 mi
El SombrosoESE917 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 232190 — Saint Josephs Hill, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358774249

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