Coyote

Coyote is an unincorporated community in Santa Clara Valley astride Coyote Creek and between San Jose and Morgan Hill's Madrone district in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Type: Hamlet
Description: unincorporated community in Santa Clara County, California
Also known as: “Burnett”, “Coyote, CA”, and “Coyote, California”
Postal code: 95013

Places of Interest

Highlights include Metcalf Energy Center and Tulare Hill.

Metcalf Energy Center

Power station

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

The Metcalf Energy Center is a 605 megawatt combined cycle power plant located in Silicon Valley, located in unincorporated Coyote Valley, south of San Jose, California and north of Morgan Hill, California.

Tulare Hill

Peak

Photo: Wahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tulare Hill is a prominent hill in the Santa Teresa Hills of western Santa Clara County, California. It lies along the southernmost edge of San Jose, California, adjacent to the Metcalf Energy Center.

Máyyan ‘Ooyákma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve

Nature reserve

Máyyan 'Ooyákma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve is an 1,859-acre publicly owned open space preserve in southern Santa Clara County. It opened to the public in August 2023 with 5 miles of trails. Máyyan ‘Ooyákma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve is situated 2½ miles east of Coyote.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Almaden and Edenvale.

New Almaden

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

New Almaden, known in Spanish as Nuevo 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. New Almaden is situated 5 miles southwest of Coyote.