Almaden Canyon
Almaden Canyon is a valley in Santa Clara County, California and has an elevation of 420 feet. Almaden Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet New Almaden, as well as near the locality English Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Almaden Reservoir.
Almaden Reservoir
Reservoir
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Almaden Reservoir is an artificial lake in the hills south of San Jose, California in the United States. It borders on the 4,163-acre Almaden Quicksilver County Park, which provides limited fishing, picnicking, hiking, and horseback riding activities. Almaden Reservoir is situated 2 miles southwest of Almaden Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Almaden and Almaden Valley.
New Almaden
Hamlet
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New Almaden, known in Spanish as Nueva Almadén, is a historic community and former mercury mine in the Capitancillos Hills of San Jose, California, located at the southwestern point of Almaden Valley in South San Jose.
Almaden Valley
Suburb
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Almaden Valley, commonly known simply as Almaden, is a valley and neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in South San Jose. It is nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Santa Teresa Hills to the east, bordering the town of Los Gatos and West San Jose neighborhood. Almaden Valley is situated 3½ miles northwest of Almaden Canyon.
Mountain Home
Hamlet
Mountain Home, also known as Casa Loma, is a sparsely populated area located on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains in unincorporated southwest Santa Clara County, California near Mount Chual and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves. Mountain Home is situated 4½ miles south of Almaden Canyon.
Almaden Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 420 feet
- Description: valley in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Almaden Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Almaden Canyon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as English Town and Twin Creeks.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chilanian Gulch and Hacienda Cemetery and Memorial Park.
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