- Elevation, modelled
- 41 m
- Tallest summit within 16.5 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 129.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0025, -122.0020
Forty Thieves is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 41 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is George Washington Memorial Grove, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Forty Thieves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 49° | 1,136 m | 11.5 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 50° | 1,097 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 27° | 1,063 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 22° | 1,061 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 49° | 1,046 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 342° | 985 m | 16.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 342° | 979 m | 16.5 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 22° | 917 m | 13.2 mi |
- 29.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Picnic sites
- George Washington Memorial Grove: 0.1 mi
- Maple Grove: 0.2 mi
- Twisted Tree: 0.2 mi
- Cathedral: 0.2 mi
- Lone Tree: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 0.1 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 0.7 mi
- Branciforte: 1.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 2.0 mi
- Clock Tower: 2.2 mi
Parks
- DeLaveaga Park: 0.3 mi
- Santa Vida RV Park: 0.4 mi
- DeLaveaga Park: 0.7 mi
- Shaffer Park (private): 0.8 mi
- John Franks Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- La Corona: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Massiah: 2.3 mi
- Horseback Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 1.0 mi
- Highfield Greenbelt: 1.6 mi
- Arana Gulch: 1.7 mi
- Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area: 1.8 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Ropes Course: 1.1 mi
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 2.1 mi
- Train Engine: 2.4 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 2.4 mi
- Giant Dipper: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Great Blue Heron Walkway: 1.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Art League Galleries: 2.2 mi
- Dragon Archway (The Last Chinatown): 2.2 mi
- Collateral Damage: 2.2 mi
- Virgin Moon: 2.3 mi
Museums: 57
- Museum of Art & History: 2.3 mi
- Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: 2.7 mi
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center: 3.0 mi
- Capitola Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Canepa: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 53
- afe native plant garden: 1.6 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 1.6 mi
- BSSC Garden: 1.6 mi
- Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Friendship Garden: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 37
- Harbor Beach: 2.8 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 2.8 mi
- Black's Beach/Lincoln Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sunny Cove Beach: 2.9 mi
- Santa Maria's Beach: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 2.0 mi
- Ferndell: 4.7 mi
- Maple Falls: 6.8 mi
- Fairy Falls: 7.1 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 8.4 mi
Springs: 16
- Crystal Springs (private): 1.3 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 2.6 mi
- Dodero Spring: 3.0 mi
- Redwood Springs: 4.4 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Anthony's Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.1 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 3.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 4.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 1 mi away.
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