Willow Spring
Willow Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 785 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bollinger Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bollinger Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Middle Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Blue Rocks: 2.6 mi
- Cow Hill: 2.9 mi
- Middle Ridge: 3.0 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 3.2 mi
- Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 7.6 mi
- Reverend Hamilton: 8.5 mi
- 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 9.8 mi
- Henry Willard Coe State Park: 4.2 mi
- Heritage Greens Park: 6.8 mi
- Jackson Oaks Park: 7.0 mi
- Decorative Fountain With Gazebo: 7.1 mi
- Conte Gardens Park: 7.1 mi
- San Felipe Ranch's The Nature Conservatory's Conservation Easement: 4.4 mi
- Toyon Group Area Entrance: 5.9 mi
- Anderson Boat Launch Entrance: 5.9 mi
- Live Oak Entrance: 6.2 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 6.6 mi
- Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Walnut Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Eucalyptus Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Sycamore Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 8.7 mi
- Frog pond: 10.8 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 11.8 mi
- Solis Winery: 13.7 mi
- Dorcich Family Vineyards: 13.7 mi
- Discoveries: 13.7 mi
- Discoveries: 13.7 mi
- Discoveries: 13.7 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 14.1 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 15.4 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 2.0 mi
- Sada's Spring: 2.2 mi
- Pajahuello Spring: 2.3 mi
- Blackberry Spring: 2.6 mi
- Willow Tree Spring: 3.1 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 8.4 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 8.4 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 10.9 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 11.5 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 12.7 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 14.8 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 16.1 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 16.1 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 10.8 mi
- Robison Falls: 11.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.1 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 16.2 mi
- The Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Willow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | NNW 336° | 1,327 m | 8.6 mi |
| Observatory Peak | NNW 331° | 1,298 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | NNW 337° | 1,295 m | 8.5 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | NNW 333° | 1,286 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NNW 331° | 1,279 m | 8.6 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | NNW 332° | 1,276 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Isabel | NNW 336° | 1,275 m | 7.1 mi |
| Galileo Peak | NNW 336° | 1,273 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 87.5 | 159 | 154 | 91.2 | 52.1 | 48.1 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 31.8 | 28.4 | 23.6 | 46.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Coyote C NR Madrone CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- fairy fans6 obs
- Mount Hamilton jewelflower4 obs
- Big Berry Manzanita3 obs
- Brittleleaf Manzanita3 obs
- Mule Deer2 obs
- purple owl's-clover2 obs
- California larkspur2 obs
- Woolly Desertdandelion2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12699132234
Day trips start here
- Watsonville · 24 mi
- Aptos · 26 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 27 mi
- Capitola · 28 mi
- Hollister · 28 mi
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