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Table Mountain

Table Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Table Mountain rises to 565 m in California. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Stevens Creek County Park, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5400838

Wikidata Q49080731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
565 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.28880, -122.13931

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Kobun Chino: 1.2 mi
  • Otogawa Roshi: 1.2 mi
  • Gene Sheehan Overlook: 2.7 mi
  • Dedication Circle: 2.8 mi
  • Page Mill Site: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Cooley: 3.7 mi
  • Baytree Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
  • Villa Maria Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
Parks
Artworks
Beaches
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 18
  • Spring source: 2.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 3.4 mi
  • Congress Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 12
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 23.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Table Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSE 151°985 m5.2 mi
Castle RockSSE 150°979 m4.8 mi
The PeakSE 142°917 m6.1 mi
Lookout TowerSSE 151°892 m3.4 mi
Goat RockSSE 158°890 m4.5 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSE 142°880 m6.4 mi
Summit RockSE 146°878 m4.0 mi
Varian PeakSSE 162°873 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235956 — Table Mountain, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/5312887735

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