Lake Elsman
Lake Elsman is a 6,200-acre-foot reservoir, created by an earthen dam called Austrian Dam on Los Gatos Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rcc83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Thayer.
Mount Thayer
Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Thayer is a mountain in the Santa Cruz mountain range located in Santa Clara County, California. The summit is in a section of the abandoned Almaden Air Force Station, 1.5 miles northwest of Mount Umunhum. Mount Thayer is situated 2½ miles north of Lake Elsman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summit and Laurel.
Summit
Village
Summit is a small unincorporated community more frequently referred to by locals as the Loma Prieta Community located partially in Santa Clara County, but predominantly in Santa Cruz County, California, in the mountain ranges of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Summit is situated 2 miles west of Lake Elsman.
Laurel
Hamlet
Photo: Cloudswrest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laurel is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is in a valley at an elevation of 900 feet above sea level. Laurel is situated 2½ miles west of Lake Elsman.
Holy City
Hamlet
Holy City is an unincorporated community in Santa Clara County, California. Once considered a Utopian community in the 1920s and 1930s, it is now considered a ghost town. Holy City is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lake Elsman.
Lake Elsman
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Category: lake
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.12857° or 37° 7′ 43″ northLongitude
-121.92099° or 121° 55′ 16″ westElevation
1,119 feet (341 metres)Open location code
849W43HH+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 50372578OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Elsman from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Elsman” goes by many names.
- French: “Lake Elsman”
- Welsh: “Llyn Elsman”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burrell (historic) and Skyland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wrights Station Winery and Austrian Dam.
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