Jacques Ridge

Jacques Ridge is a ridge in Santa Clara County, California and has an elevation of 1,476 feet. Jacques Ridge is situated nearby to the locality English Town, as well as near the hamlet Twin Creeks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Almaden Reservoir and Guadalupe 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 1½ miles southeast of Jacques Ridge.

Guadalupe Reservoir

Reservoir

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Guadalupe Reservoir is a reservoir in Santa Clara County, California, United States, about 15 miles south of the city of San Jose, California. It is at an elevation of 614 feet. Guadalupe Reservoir is situated 1½ miles northwest of Jacques Ridge.

Mount Umunhum

Peak

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Mount Umunhum is a peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains, located in Santa Clara County, California. It is the fourth-highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains, after Loma Prieta, Crystal Peak, and Mount Chual. Mount Umunhum is situated 2½ miles southwest of Jacques Ridge.

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 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 2 miles east of Jacques Ridge.

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 north of Jacques Ridge.

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 southwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States near Mount Chual and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves. Mountain Home is situated 5 miles southeast of Jacques Ridge.

Jacques Ridge

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,476 feet
Category: landform
Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.17383° or 37° 10′ 26″ north

Longitude

-121.85968° or 121° 51′ 35″ west

Elevation

1,476 feet (450 metres)

Open location code

849W54FR+G4

GeoNames ID

5360270

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