Montara Mountain
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Montara Mountain is located at [1] 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 1,916 feet (584 m)[1] 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, San Pedro Creek and Arroyo de en Medio rise on Montara Mountain.
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