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Cottonwood Lake Group Site

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Elevation, modelled
48 m
Tallest summit within 14.2 miles
Copernicus Peak1,327 m · 10.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
37.2798, -121.8085
Cottonwood Lake Group Site from directly overhead

Cottonwood Lake Group Site is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 48 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Buena Vista Group Site, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

Operated by
Santa Clara County Parks
Access
permit
Fee
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Cottonwood Lake Group Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakENE 65°1,327 m10.8 mi
Observatory PeakENE 65°1,298 m10.1 mi
Hipparchus PeakENE 65°1,295 m11.0 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakENE 65°1,286 m10.3 mi
Mount HamiltonENE 65°1,279 m10.1 mi
Huyghens PeakENE 65°1,276 m10.2 mi
Mount IsabelENE 73°1,275 m10.8 mi
Galileo PeakENE 63°1,273 m10.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 37
Waterfalls: 21
Beaches: 18
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 10
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 8 mi away.

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