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Cherry Picnic Area

Cherry Picnic Area from directly overhead

Cherry Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Moore Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of San José
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.27122, -121.88956
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Lone Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Almaden Meadows Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Blossom Hill: 3.8 mi
  • One Tree Hill: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • north shoreline picnic area: 2.2 mi
  • cinnabar I & II: 2.2 mi
  • Peppertree: 2.3 mi
  • Ohlone Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • greystone picnic area: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches: 45
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 26
Cliffs: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.3 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Cherry Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSSE 167°1,154 m11.4 mi
Crystal PeakSSE 165°1,097 m11.3 mi
Mount UmunhumS 184°1,063 m7.7 mi
Mount ThayerSSW 192°1,061 m7.6 mi
Mount ChualSSE 164°1,046 m10.9 mi
Mount BielawskiWSW 254°985 m11.7 mi
Castle RockWSW 256°979 m11.7 mi
El SombrosoS 190°917 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1056731192

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