Montara Mountain
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Montara Mountain is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains of the United States, near the unincorporated community of Montara, California in San Mateo County. The highest point rises to 1,898 feet above sea level. An unpaved fire road, the North Peak Access Road, accessible from the Pedro Mountain Road in McNee Ranch State Park, provides access to the summit by hikers. The mountain has an extensive biodiversity especially on the serpentine soils of the lower slopes where such endangered species as Hickman's potentilla and San Mateo thornmint, Acanthomintha duttonii, are found. On rare occasions light snow has dusted the summit. On clear days the summit provides spectacular views of much of the San Francisco Bay Area. Denniston Creek and Arroyo de en Medio rise on Montara Mountain.
[edit] External links
- Natural Longevity on Montara Mountain: article in the S.F. Chronicle on native plants and the long-term health benefits of volunteer stewardship.
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