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Santa Cruz Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Loma Prieta (3786 ft/1154 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	1,487 sq mi / 3,850 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	170 mi / 273 km North-South 1,117 mi / 1,798 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 20' N; 122° 0' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Santa Cruz Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Central California Coast Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Santa Cruz Mountains	Level 5
Gabilan Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Lucia Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Diablo Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Luis Obispo Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Temblor Range	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Santa Cruz Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Loma Prieta	3786	1154
2.	Crystal Peak	3600+	1097+
3.	Mount Chual	3562	1086
4.	Mount Umunhum	3486	1063
5.	Mount Thayer	3483	1062
6.	Mount Bielawski	3231	985
7.	Castle Rock	3214	980
8.	Summit Rock	3076	938
9.	The Peak	3003	915
10.	El Sombroso	3000+	914+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Mount Umunhum From the slopes of El Sombroso above Rincon Creek (1978). Photo by Gordon Jacobs. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Thayer Mt. Thayer (3483ft/1062m) has a nice looking summit and good views toward both Bay and Ocean (2018-02-03). Photo by Powen Ru. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Bielawski Nice view of Mt Bielawski from nearby Black Mountain. The actual summit is broad and inconspicuous when closer to the top. (2020-04-23). Photo by Quincy Koetz. Click here for larger-size photo.	El Sombroso View from Mine Hill. El Sombroso, center. Mount Thayer rises to the left. (2020-04-15). Photo by Clint Baechle. Click here for larger-size photo.
Goat Rock Some rock climbers disassembling anchors on top of Goat Rock (2018-03-09). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Black Mountain View of Black Mountain from Quarry Trail (2021-08-13). Photo by Dexter Arver. Click here for larger-size photo.
Nibbs Knob Nibb’s Knob from Alec Canyon Trail, a snowy Loma Prieta looms behind (2023-03-02). Photo by Colin Gregory. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 2628 The peak from the southeast in Sierra Azul (2023-01-21). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Long Ridge The actual high point in the front yard (2016-02-28). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Borel Hill Good views of Silicon Valley from the top of Borel Hill (2014-11-26). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.

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