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Table Mountain

Table Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Table Mountain rises to 617 m in California. Mount Thayer stands 1,061 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Grove, a picnic site 0.9 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49080729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
617 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.25828, -122.08191
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Summit Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Lookout Tower: 1.7 mi
  • Nob Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Indian Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens: 60
  • Hakone Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Nature Circle: 3.6 mi
  • McClellan Ranch Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Justice, Equity, Peace: 4.6 mi
  • What Does Justice Look Like?: 4.7 mi
  • Omubaka Ambassador: 4.7 mi
  • The Turtle: 4.7 mi
  • Time Grafitti: 4.8 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
  • William Campbell's sawmill: 0.9 mi
  • Castle Rock State Park Donor Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Remains of an old cabin: 3.3 mi
  • Dedication Circle: 3.6 mi
  • Otogawa Roshi: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 51
  • Cathedral Grove: 0.9 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 0.9 mi
  • Longbridge: 1.0 mi
  • Cooley: 1.6 mi
  • Baytree Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 17
  • Congress Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Spring source: 5.8 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.0 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Table Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThayerSE1,061 m11.1 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW985 m2.5 mi
Castle RockSSW979 m2.2 mi
The PeakSSE917 m2.8 mi
El SombrosoESE917 m10.9 mi
Lookout TowerWSW892 m1.7 mi
Goat RockSW890 m2.5 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE880 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850525764697068615247
Precip in7.88.06.33.41.30.40.00.10.21.74.68.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358804188

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