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Santa Clara County

Loma Prieta

Loma Prieta is the highest peak in the in , measuring 3,790 feet in height. Although the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was named for this mountain, the actual epicenter was five miles southwest of the peak, across the San Andreas Fault, in .
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Photo: DrHonzik, CC0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,766 feet
  • Description: mountain in California, United States
  • Also known as: “Loma Prieto” and “Mount Bache”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crystal Peak and Mount Chual.

Peak
is a prominent peak in the in southwest , , United States. The landmark lies 10 mi west of , and approximately 0.5 mi northeast of Loma Prieta.

Peak
is a prominent peak in the in southwest , , United States. The landmark lies 10 mi west of , and approximately 0.8 mi northeast of Loma Prieta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loma Chiquita and Mountain Home.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated rural area along the ridge leading to summit in southwest . The area covers the associated ridgeline and hillsides, from the eastern base of Loma Prieta, towards the west near the intersection with upper Little Uvas Road.

Hamlet
, also known as Casa Loma, is a sparsely populated area located on the eastern side of the in unincorporated southwest near and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves.

Hamlet
Photo: Gazebo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a private summer resort in an unincorporated area of Llagas-Uvas in , . The Swedish American cultural heritage and recreation center is situated west of in the eastern , adjacent to .

Loma Prieta

Latitude
37.11092° or 37° 6′ 39″ north
Longitude
-121.84428° or 121° 50′ 39″ west
Elevation
3,766 feet (1,148 metres)
Open location code
849W4564+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2398112425
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5384925
Wiki­data ID
Q371103
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Loma Prieta” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Loma Prieta”
  • Cebuano: “Loma Prieta (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California)”
  • Cebuano: “Loma Prieta”
  • Chinese: “洛馬-普裏塔”
  • Chinese: “洛馬普里塔”
  • Dutch: “Loma Prieta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل لوما پريتا”
  • French: “pic Loma Prieta”
  • French: “Pic Loma Prieta”
  • German: “Loma Prieta”
  • Irish: “Loma Prieta”
  • Ladin: “Loma Prieta”
  • Polish: “Loma Prieta”
  • Slovenian: “Loma Prieta”
  • Ukrainian: “Лома Прієта”
  • Ukrainian: “Лома-Прієта”
  • Urdu: “لوما پریتا”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hacienda and Hacienda (historic).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loma Chiquita and Casa Loma Volunteer Fire Association.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loma Prieta”. Photo: DrHonzik, CC0.