- Elevation, modelled
- 281 m
- Tallest summit within 15.5 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 4.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0493, -121.8612
Five Finger Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled 281 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the north-northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairy Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Five Finger Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NNE 12° | 1,136 m | 4.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 18° | 1,097 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNW 345° | 1,063 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNW 338° | 1,061 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNE 17° | 1,046 m | 5.1 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNW 343° | 917 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | NNW 330° | 828 m | 8.3 mi |
| Grizzly Rock | NW 313° | 827 m | 15.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lone Tree Prairie: 1.5 mi
- Sand Point: 1.5 mi
- Santa Rosalia Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bean Hill: 1.9 mi
- Knibbs Knob: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 1.9 mi
- S. S. Palo Alto: 6.2 mi
- Ropes Course: 7.4 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 7.4 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
- Bridge Creek Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights: 7.1 mi
- Mt. Umunhum Radar Tower: 7.9 mi
- Glenwood: 8.0 mi
- Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 8.1 mi
Museums
- Aptos History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Cabrillo College Gallery: 5.6 mi
- Capitola Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Canepa: 8.4 mi
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 29
- Potbelly Beach: 6.2 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 6.2 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 6.3 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 6.7 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Fairy Falls: 1.4 mi
- Maple Falls: 1.8 mi
- Basin Falls: 3.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 3.9 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 4.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 5 mi
- Capitola · 7 mi
- Watsonville · 10 mi
- Santa Cruz · 11 mi
- Moss Landing · 17 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 23 mi
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