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Peter's Creek Falls

Peter's Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Peter's Creek Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 624 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kobun Chino, a historic site 1.3 miles away.

What the record says

Width
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.29006, -122.16682

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Kobun Chino: 1.3 mi
  • Otogawa Roshi: 1.3 mi
  • Gene Sheehan Overlook: 1.5 mi
  • Audry C. Rust Commemorative Site: 2.2 mi
  • Page Mill Site: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
  • Orchard Glen: 5.0 mi
  • Baytree Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Cooley: 5.2 mi
Parks
Artworks
Beaches
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 18
  • Spring source: 1.6 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 3.8 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Congress Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 12
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.5 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSE 139°985 m6.1 mi
Castle RockSE 138°979 m5.8 mi
The PeakSE 133°917 m7.2 mi
Lookout TowerSE 134°892 m4.4 mi
Goat RockSE 143°890 m5.4 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSE 133°880 m7.5 mi
Summit RockSE 132°878 m5.1 mi
Varian PeakSE 145°873 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850525764697068615247
Precip in7.88.06.33.41.30.40.00.10.21.74.68.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 2 mi away.

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, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8388150342

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