Hogsback
Hogsback is a ridge in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California and has an elevation of 358 feet. Hogsback is situated nearby to the locality Rincon, as well as near the village Paradise Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include California Powder Works Bridge and College Nine.
California Powder Works Bridge
Bridge
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The California Powder Works Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Santa Cruz, California. It is a Smith truss bridge, built across the San Lorenzo River in 1872 by the California Powder Works, an explosives manufacturer whose factory complex stood on the river banks.
College Nine
College
Photo: Szyslak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
College Nine is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The university's first new college in nearly 30 years, College Nine was founded in 2000 although the dorms were not finished until 2002.
College 10
College
John R. Lewis College, formerly known as College Ten, is one of the ten residential colleges at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is on the north side of campus, west of College Nine and north of the Cowell Student Health Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise Park and Pasatiempo.
Paradise Park
Village
Paradise Park is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Paradise Park sits at an elevation of 92 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Paradise Park's population was 367, which is down from 389 people in the 2010 census.
Pasatiempo
Hamlet
Pasatiempo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, located along State Route 17 between Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. Pasatiempo is situated 1½ miles southeast of Hogsback.
Mount Hermon
Hamlet
Photo: DanDawson, Copyrighted free use.
Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Mount Hermon is situated 2½ miles north of Hogsback.
Hogsback
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 358 feet
- Also known as: “Hog’s Back”, “Hogs Back”, and “The Hogback”
- Category: landform
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.01689° or 37° 1′ 1″ northLongitude
-122.05024° or 122° 3′ 1″ westElevation
358 feet (109 metres)Open location code
849V2W8X+QWGeoNames ID
5357390
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rincon and Graham Hill Showgrounds.
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