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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
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • 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
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
Artworks
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
Beaches: 46
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: 23
  • 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: 12
  • Capitola Bluffs: 8.4 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 11.9 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 12.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 11.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Santa Rosalia Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE 14°1,154 m2.7 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 21°1,097 m3.0 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW 339°1,063 m6.5 mi
Mount ThayerNNW 331°1,061 m7.2 mi
Mount ChualNNE 21°1,046 m3.5 mi
El SombrosoNNW 338°917 m7.9 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNW 310°880 m15.3 mi
Ralph's MountainNW 322°828 m7.1 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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