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Sand Point

Sand Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Point rises to 541 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
541 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.05606, -121.88746
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Enchanted Valley Community Center: 3.0 mi
  • Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Valencia Hall Park: 4.3 mi
  • Kids Park: 4.5 mi
  • Polo Grounds Park: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites
  • Porter Family Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Gardens
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 5.3 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 6.1 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 7.9 mi
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 49
Springs: 27
  • Olive Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Badger Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Maple Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Basin Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Capitola Bluffs: 6.6 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 9.5 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 9.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 9.1 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 11.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Sand Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE 32°1,154 m4.5 mi
Crystal PeakNE 36°1,097 m4.9 mi
Mount UmunhumN 355°1,063 m7.2 mi
Mount ThayerNNW 347°1,061 m7.6 mi
Mount ChualNE 34°1,046 m5.3 mi
El SombrosoN 351°917 m8.6 mi
The PeakNW 318°917 m15.1 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNW 318°880 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1872767 — Sand Point, Santa Cruz County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358849149

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