Laurel Creek
Laurel Creek is a stream in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. Laurel Creek is situated nearby to the village Summit, as well as near the hamlet Redwood Lodge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Patchen Pass and Lake Elsman.
Patchen Pass
Mountain saddle
Patchen Pass is a low mountain pass through the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, connecting the Santa Clara Valley to Santa Cruz and the Pacific coast. Patchen Pass is situated 2 miles northwest of Laurel Creek.
Lake Elsman
Photo: Rcc83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Lake Elsman is situated 2½ miles east of Laurel Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurel and Summit.
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.
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.
Glenwood
Hamlet
Photo: Mrwrite, Public domain.
Glenwood, California, is an unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County. It is located at coordinates, and is 891 feet above sea level. Glenwood is situated 1½ miles southwest of Laurel Creek.
Laurel Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Burrel Creek”, “Burrell Creek”, “Burrell Gulch Creek”, and “Burrill Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.11884° or 37° 7′ 8″ northLongitude
-121.96079° or 121° 57′ 39″ westElevation
741 feet (226 metres)Open location code
849W429Q+GMGeoNames ID
5365492
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