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Coyote Ranch

Coyote Ranch from directly overhead

Coyote Ranch is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Field Sports Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Coyote Ranch Inc
Getting there

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Coordinates37.21885, -121.73453
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Field Sports Park: 0.4 mi
  • Metcalf Motorcycle County Park: 1.1 mi
  • The Paseo: 1.7 mi
  • Metcalf Park: 1.8 mi
  • Avenida Espana Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Site: 1.8 mi
  • Sycamore Rest Area: 2.2 mi
  • Pueblo Day Use Area: 2.9 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 3.3 mi
  • Fish Camp Rest Site: 4.4 mi
Museums: 60
Historic sites
  • Bailey Fellows House: 3.4 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 5.0 mi
  • Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 5.4 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 5.7 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument - "Soaring Flight": 5.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
Springs: 40
Beaches: 26
Waterfalls: 19
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 23.1 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Coyote Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNNE 33°1,327 m10.5 mi
Observatory PeakNNE 31°1,298 m9.9 mi
Hipparchus PeakNNE 34°1,295 m10.6 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNNE 32°1,286 m10.1 mi
Mount HamiltonNNE 31°1,279 m9.9 mi
Huyghens PeakNNE 31°1,276 m10.0 mi
Mount IsabelNE 40°1,275 m9.7 mi
Galileo PeakNNE 31°1,273 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/417968596

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