Santa Cruz Mountains

Santa Cruz Mountains
Skyline Boulevard runs through the Santa Cruz Mountains, here in Portola Valley.
Highest point
PeakLoma Prieta Peak
Elevation3,786 ft (1,154 m)
Coordinates37°06′40″N 121°50′39″W / 37.111011844°N 121.844161333°W / 37.111011844; -121.844161333
Geography
Santa Cruz Mountains is located in California
Santa Cruz Mountains
Location of the Santa Cruz Mountains in California, United States[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Range coordinates37°7′N 121°51′W / 37.117°N 121.850°W / 37.117; -121.850
Parent rangePacific Coast Ranges

The Santa Cruz Mountains (Mutsun Ohlone: Mak-sah-re-jah, "Sharp Ridged Mountain of the Eagle" or "People of the Eagle Mountain") are a mountain range in central and Northern California, United States, constituting a part of the Pacific Coast Ranges. They form a ridge down the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco. They separate the Pacific Ocean from the San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley, and continue south to the Central Coast, bordering Monterey Bay and ending at the Salinas Valley. The range passes through the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz, with the Pajaro River forming the southern boundary.[2]

  1. ^ "Santa Cruz Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. ^ John H. Thomas (1 May 1991). Flora of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California: A Manual of the Vascular Plants. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-1862-2.