Rincon Creek
Rincon Creek is a stream in Santa Clara County, California. Rincon Creek is situated nearby to the locality English Town, as well as near the hamlet Twin Creeks.Places of Interest
Highlights include Guadalupe Reservoir and Mount Umunhum.
Guadalupe Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: SMacAfee, Public domain.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of Rincon Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Almaden Valley and New Almaden.
Almaden Valley
Suburb
Photo: EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 miles north of Rincon Creek.
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 3 miles east of Rincon Creek.
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 6 miles southwest of Rincon Creek.
Rincon Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.18245° or 37° 10′ 57″ northLongitude
-121.87329° or 121° 52′ 24″ westElevation
630 feet (192 metres)Open location code
849W54JG+XMGeoNames ID
5387598
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