Loma Prieta
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Loma Prieta is a prominent peak in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, best known for lending its name to the devastating 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loma Prieta canonical | 1 |
| Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz Mountains | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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mountain peak ⓘ |
| access | limited public access near summit ⓘ |
| approximateLatitude | 37.115° N ⓘ |
| approximateLongitude | 121.843° W ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Santa Clara County
ⓘ
Santa Cruz County, California ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Cruz County
|
| elevation |
1154 meters
ⓘ
3786 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | near the San Andreas Fault ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
private property on and around the summit area
ⓘ
telecommunications facilities on or near the summit ⓘ |
| hasPeakType | summit ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf | Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mapFeature | USGS topographic maps of the area ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Spanish phrase "Loma Prieta" ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "dark hill" in Spanish ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Los Gatos, California
ⓘ
Santa Cruz, California ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains
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lending its name to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Monterey Bay region
ⓘ
Santa Clara Valley ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Coast Ranges ⓘ |
| proximityTo | San Andreas Fault ⓘ |
| region | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal mountain range interior ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area
ⓘ
south of San Jose, California ⓘ |
| seismologicalSignificance | close to epicentral region of 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| topographicProminence |
approximately 1070 feet
ⓘ
approximately 326 meters ⓘ |
| vegetation |
chaparral
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mixed evergreen forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz Mountains