Mountain Home, also known as Casa Loma (Spanish for "Mountain Home"), is a sparsely populated area located on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains in unincorporated southwest Santa Clara County, California near Mount Chual and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves. The Loma Fire burned about one half of the region in 2016.
Mountain Home | |
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  Mountain Home Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′16″N 121°47′45″W / 37.12111°N 121.79583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Clara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.0 sq mi (16 km2) |
| • Land | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95033, 95037 |
| Area code(s) | 408, 669 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1670815[1] |
Geography
editThe area is situated within the upper Llagas Creek watershed, bounded by Mount Chual and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves toward the north, Loma Prieta Road on the west, Loma Chiquita Road on the south, and Twin Creeks Road on the east.[2] The region includes small communities along Casa Loma Road, Mt Chual Spur Road, and Twin Falls Road.[3]
The area is mostly mountain ridges with steep, sloping terrain and narrow canyons. The Berrocal Fault runs diagonally through the center of the area.[4][5]
Native vegetation ranges from a mixed conifer-oak woodland along the mountain ridges, to chaparral and coastal scrub along the slopes, to riparian flora along the canyon floors.
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Mountain Home has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
History
editIn 2016, the Loma Fire burned through approximately half the region, with multiple homes damaged or destroyed.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Mountain Home". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. "Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority and Water District Meeting, January 2017" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ CalFire. "Watershed Report, October 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ USGS. "Report on Berrocal fault zone (Class A) No. 57, August 2000". Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ CC Cartography, Inc. "San Jose area faults map". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ CalFire. "Final Report on Loma Fire, October 2016". Retrieved July 11, 2017.