Monument Peak is a mountain peak located southeast of Fremont and northeast of Milpitas, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California.
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GeographyEdit
The mountain is part of a ridge in the Diablo Range that includes Mount Allison and Mission Peak, and forms part of the border between Alameda County, and Santa Clara County.
Monument Peak County Park. It can be reached via a gated road, or via trails from Ed R. Levin County Park in Santa Clara County, or Mission Peak Park in Alameda County.
AntennaEdit
Built on July 1, 1988, an antenna on Monument Peak broadcasts channels 36 (KICU) and 54 (PBS, KQEH). It is a free-standing structure 605.2 feet (184.4 meters) above ground level. In the image above, the Monument Peak antenna is the tallest one seen (far right). The peak is the point directly right of the antenna. The antenna to the far left is on Mount Allison.
Other Monument PeaksEdit
There are other Monument Peaks in California:
- Monument Peak in Riverside County, in the Temescal Mountains.
- Monument Peak in San Diego County, 6,200 ft. in elevation.
- Monument Peak in San Bernardino County, a distinctive spire 2379 ft. in elevation, the northernmost point on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- "Monument Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
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