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Blackberry Spring

Blackberry Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Blackberry Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 829 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Tree Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

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Coordinates37.19734, -121.55548
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Henry Coe Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 6.8 mi
  • Gilroy Hot Springs: 7.3 mi
  • 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
  • Anza Expedition Campsite: 8.7 mi
Peaks
  • Middle Ridge: 1.0 mi
  • Middle Ridge: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Sizer: 2.6 mi
  • Hat Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Divide Ridge: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Heritage Greens Park: 4.9 mi
  • Jackson Oaks Park: 5.0 mi
  • Decorative Fountain With Gazebo: 5.3 mi
  • Conte Gardens Park: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Calaveras Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 7.1 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 9.9 mi
  • Solis Winery: 11.7 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 11.7 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 12.9 mi
Artworks
Museums: 36
Springs: 31
Gardens: 31
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 13.9 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Pacheco Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Robison Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • The Bluff: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Blackberry Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNNW 338°1,327 m11.1 mi
Observatory PeakNNW 334°1,298 m11.0 mi
Hipparchus PeakNNW 339°1,295 m11.0 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNNW 336°1,286 m11.0 mi
Mount HamiltonNNW 334°1,279 m11.1 mi
Huyghens PeakNNW 335°1,276 m11.0 mi
Mount IsabelNNW 338°1,275 m9.6 mi
Galileo PeakNNW 338°1,273 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5220:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1216:53

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, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs87.515915491.252.148.140.036.031.828.423.646.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Coyote C NR Madrone CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Big Berry Manzanita191 obs
  • Pacific hound's tongue111 obs
  • White Globe Lily108 obs
  • Henderson's shooting star96 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker94 obs
  • Western Ponderosa Pine86 obs
  • Bowltube Iris85 obs
  • purple owl's-clover80 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5577029686

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