Peter's Creek Falls
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Table Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Turtle Rock: 1.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Borel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Upper Stevens Creek County Park: 1.6 mi
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Stevens Canyon Ranch: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Villa: 3.6 mi
- Coal Creek Open Space Preserve (closed area): 3.9 mi
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Ohlone Village: 4.7 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 5.9 mi
- Environmental Education Center: 5.9 mi
- Youth Science Institute Sanborn: 6.8 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 3.1 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Old Corral Day Use Area: 3.2 mi
- Towne Trail: 3.6 mi
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 6.0 mi
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 6.9 mi
- Heritage Grove Redwood Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Stevens Creek Park: 5.3 mi
- Little Rancho Park: 5.4 mi
- Coyote Bowl: 5.6 mi
- Monta Vista Park: 5.7 mi
- Dancers: 6.0 mi
- The Thinker: 6.3 mi
- Egrets: 6.4 mi
- Day on the Serengeti: 6.5 mi
- Musical Gambol: 6.5 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 13.2 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 13.3 mi
- Sand Beach: 13.4 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 13.7 mi
- Pescadero Beach: 13.7 mi
- Nature Circle: 3.0 mi
- Education Garden: 4.2 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 5.2 mi
- Native Hill (California Native Habitat Garden): 5.3 mi
- McClellan Ranch Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- 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
- Gerow's Waterfall: 1.4 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 4.1 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 7.8 mi
- Butano Falls: 8.9 mi
- 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
- Graffiti Rock: 5.2 mi
- Underworld Rock: 5.8 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 6.0 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- China Ladder: 16.1 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.5 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Peter's Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SE 139° | 985 m | 6.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | SE 138° | 979 m | 5.8 mi |
| The Peak | SE 133° | 917 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SE 134° | 892 m | 4.4 mi |
| Goat Rock | SE 143° | 890 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SE 133° | 880 m | 7.5 mi |
| Summit Rock | SE 132° | 878 m | 5.1 mi |
| Varian Peak | SE 145° | 873 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 21.4 | 29.2 | 22.0 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8388150342
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- Santa Cruz · 23 mi
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- Aptos · 26 mi
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