Santa Cruz Mountains

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geological formation mountain range

The Santa Cruz Mountains are a coastal mountain range in central California known for their redwood forests, scenic vistas, and location along the seismically active San Andreas Fault.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Santa Cruz Mountains region 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
adjacentTo Monterey Bay region ⓘ
surface form: Monterey Bay

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
San Francisco Peninsula ⓘ
San Lorenzo Valley ⓘ
Santa Clara Valley ⓘ
contains Big Basin Redwoods State Park ⓘ
Big Basin Redwoods State Park ⓘ
surface form: Big Basin Redwoods State Park Headquarters area

Butano State Park ⓘ
Castle Rock State Park ⓘ
El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve ⓘ
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park ⓘ
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve ⓘ
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve ⓘ
surface form: Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Portola Redwoods State Park ⓘ
Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve ⓘ
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park ⓘ
Stevens Creek County Park ⓘ
surface form: Upper Stevens Creek County Park

Wilder Ranch State Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy State Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Route 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Route 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Route 92 NERFINISHED ⓘ
earthquakeEvent 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ⓘ
extendsFrom San Francisco Peninsula ⓘ
extendsTo Watsonville area ⓘ
geology Franciscan Complex rocks ⓘ
Salinian block rocks ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
highestElevation 1154 meters ⓘ
3786 feet ⓘ
highestPoint Loma Prieta ⓘ
knownFor coast redwood forests ⓘ
scenic vistas ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
wineries ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Central California ⓘ
Monterey Bay region ⓘ
surface form: Monterey Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
near City of Palo Alto ⓘ
San Jose ⓘ
surface form: City of San Jose

City of Santa Cruz ⓘ
partOf Coastal Ranges ⓘ
surface form: California Coast Ranges

Pacific Coast Ranges ⓘ
separates Pacific Ocean ⓘ
San Francisco Bay ⓘ
traversedBy San Andreas Fault ⓘ
vegetation chaparral ⓘ
coast redwood forest ⓘ
mixed evergreen forest ⓘ
wineRegion Santa Cruz Mountains AVA ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santa Clara Valley → borders → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
South Bay → borders → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
1989 World Series → earthquakeEpicenterRegion → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
Game 3 → earthquakeEpicenterRegion → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Game 3 of the 1989 World Series
San Francisco Peninsula → hasMountainRange → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
Los Gatos → locatedAtFoothillsOf → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
Big Basin Redwoods State Park → locatedIn → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
Huddart County Park → locatedIn → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
Santa Cruz, California → locatedIn → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santa Cruz Mountains region
Gilroy → locatedNear → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
Saratoga → locatedNear → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
Ohlone peoples → region → Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ