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Cherry Springs

Cherry Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Cherry Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 498 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is El Sombroso, a peak 0.7 miles away.

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Coordinates37.18838, -121.91394
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Mt. Umunhum Radar Tower: 2.1 mi
  • April Tunnel Trestle: 3.7 mi
  • The Buena Vista: 3.9 mi
  • Shir Hadash Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 4.0 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Arroyo Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
  • Ohlone Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • quicksilver picnic area: 4.2 mi
  • southpoint Picnic area: 4.2 mi
  • Peppertree: 4.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 8.3 mi
  • Life Lab: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 47
Springs: 25
  • Santa Teresa Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Badger Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Congress Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Olive Springs: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 16.5 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Cherry Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSE 144°1,154 m6.6 mi
Crystal PeakSE 140°1,097 m6.7 mi
Mount UmunhumSSE 157°1,063 m2.1 mi
Mount ThayerS 190°1,061 m1.7 mi
Mount ChualSE 137°1,046 m6.5 mi
Mount BielawskiWNW 284°985 m10.2 mi
Castle RockWNW 286°979 m10.4 mi
El SombrosoSSE 164°917 m0.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

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, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs21.429.222.012.23.61.40.70.50.51.02.59.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Saratoga C A Saratoga CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • California yerba santa60 obs
  • California Pitcher Sage58 obs
  • clay mariposa lily57 obs
  • Warrior's Plume53 obs
  • orange bush monkeyflower49 obs
  • Variable Checkerspot48 obs
  • Cobwebby Thistle48 obs
  • Big Berry Manzanita46 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/5024962659

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