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Vasquez Peak

Vasquez Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Vasquez Peak rises to 674 m in California. Bollinger Mountain stands 1,044 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Springs Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
674 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.08133, -121.40077

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions: 39
  • Northern California Renaissance Faire: 6.1 mi
  • Hollister Family Fun Park: 11.6 mi
  • Swank Farms: 12.9 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 13.4 mi
  • Banana Split: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Pacheco Camp: 4.9 mi
  • Park Maintenance: 7.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • San Ysidro Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Anglers Cove Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Springs: 33
  • Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Jack Sturla Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Spike Jones Spring: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 17
Gardens: 13
  • Garden Essential: 11.1 mi
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 13.6 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Pacheco Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Robison Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 10.6 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 19.5 mi
  • Bhuda: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bollinger MountainNNW 326°1,044 m14.3 mi
Cathedral PeakSE 127°1,021 m13.7 mi
Mariposa PeakSE 129°1,001 m13.5 mi
Mount SizerNW 326°998 m11.1 mi
Antimony PeakSE 139°990 m13.9 mi
Mount AraratESE 123°981 m14.5 mi
Mount HelenNNW 332°915 m15.3 mi
Middle RidgeNW 318°884 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:30
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237034 — Vasquez Peak, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358778069

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