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Santa Rosalia Mountain

Santa Rosalia Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Santa Rosalia Mountain rises to 806 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Tree Prairie, a peak 1.0 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49071396, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
806 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.07224, -121.85603
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Enchanted Valley Community Center: 4.8 mi
  • Valencia Hall Park: 5.3 mi
  • Polo Grounds Park: 6.4 mi
  • Aldridge Lane Park: 6.4 mi
Gardens
  • Roses of Yesterday: 5.2 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 6.0 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 9.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks: 54
Picnic sites: 52
  • Black Oak Group Area: 3.5 mi
  • Porter Family Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 44
Springs: 33
  • Sulpher Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Badger Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Olive Springs: 3.6 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Five Finger Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Basin Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Capitola Bluffs: 8.4 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 11.9 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 12.2 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 11.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Santa Rosalia Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE1,154 m2.7 mi
Crystal PeakNNE1,097 m3.0 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW1,063 m6.5 mi
Mount ThayerNNW1,061 m7.2 mi
Mount ChualNNE1,046 m3.5 mi
El SombrosoNNW917 m7.9 mi
The PeakNW917 m15.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNW880 m15.3 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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 232567 — Santa Rosalia Mountain, Santa Cruz County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358774735

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