Willson Peak
Willson Peak rises to 807 m in California. Bollinger Mountain stands 1,044 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Spike Jones Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 807 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Willard Coe State Park: 8.0 mi
- San Ysidro Park: 9.1 mi
- Butcher Park: 9.2 mi
- Forest Street Park: 9.4 mi
- Las Animas Veterans Park: 9.6 mi
- Vasquez Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rock Springs Peak: 2.5 mi
- Palassou Ridge: 2.9 mi
- Bills Hill: 3.4 mi
- Burra Burra West Peak: 3.8 mi
- Willson Ranch: 3.7 mi
- Palassou Ridge Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Coyote Lake Entrance: 4.6 mi
- Rancho Cañada de los Osos Ecological Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Mendoza Ranch Entrance: 5.0 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 3.9 mi
- Park Maintenance: 5.3 mi
- Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- San Ysidro Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Fault Line Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Northern California Renaissance Faire: 7.6 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 11.6 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 12.0 mi
- Banana Split: 12.3 mi
- Strawberry Sundae: 12.3 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 2.7 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 8.9 mi
- Old City Hall: 9.5 mi
- Edgar Holloway House: 9.6 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 10.8 mi
- Spike Jones Spring: 0.9 mi
- Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 1.3 mi
- Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 1.4 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 1.4 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 3.1 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 9.2 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 9.6 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 12.5 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 12.6 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 16.9 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 3.6 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 12.5 mi
- Robison Falls: 13.5 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.7 mi
- Garden Essential: 10.4 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 12.3 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 12.4 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 12.4 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 9.5 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 17.8 mi
- Bhuda: 17.9 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 24.2 mi
- Discoveries: 24.9 mi
- North Beach: 20.7 mi
- South Beach: 20.8 mi
- Swanson Bluff: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Willson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,044 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Sizer | NNW 332° | 998 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cow Hill | NW 321° | 989 m | 14.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 335° | 939 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Helen | NNW 338° | 915 m | 13.6 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNW 339° | 867 m | 15.0 mi |
| Nesbit Ridge | WNW 298° | 851 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pacheco Peak | SE 127° | 844 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237981 — Willson Peak, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358779057
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 17 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 18 mi
- Watsonville · 22 mi
- Aptos · 27 mi
- Moss Landing · 28 mi
- Capitola · 30 mi
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