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Barely visible in the distant haze (left center) is the South Bay and its metropolitan area, all surrounded by grassy and wooded hills abounding with spring wildflowers. Seen to the northwest from Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
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Reaching the high ridge followed by Bald Peaks Trail, from Longwall Canyon Trail, on a beautiful late April afternoon.
Mt. Hamilton, with its white observatories, and Copernicus, two highest Diablo Range peaks are center-right in the far distance across south Santa Clara Valley. Calero Reservoir is nearby below. Looking northeast among wildflowers on Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
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Joan Pendleton
Apr 24, 2023 near Almaden Valley, CA
“Barely visible in the distant haze (left center) is the South Bay and its metropolitan area, all surrounded by grassy and wooded hills abounding with spring wildflowers. Seen to the northwest from Bald Peaks Viewpoint.”  

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Barely visible in the distant haze (left center) is the South Bay and its metropolitan area, all surrounded by grassy and wooded hills abounding with spring wildflowers. Seen to the northwest from Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
Mt. Hamilton, with its white observatories, and Copernicus, two highest Diablo Range peaks are center-right in the far distance across south Santa Clara Valley. Calero Reservoir is nearby below. Looking northeast among wildflowers on Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
Loma Prieta (3,790ft.), tallest of the Santa Cruz Mountains, is front and center when looking southwest at the Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
Loma Prieta (3,790 ft.) the highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains is on the right. Seen looking southwest when winding along on the Bald Peaks Trail ridge top. Pretty wildflowers all along the trail.
Loma Prieta at 3,786 ft., and other Santa Cruz Mountains are the backdrop to the grass and wooded hills of Rancho Canada del Oro, looking southwest from Bald Peaks Trail
Enjoy expansive views of the valley from the top of the hill near the picnic bench.
Mt. Umunhum of the Santa Cruz Mountains, in the distance (left center) when looking west from Bald Peaks Trail.
Reaching the high ridge followed by Bald Peaks Trail, from Longwall Canyon Trail, on a beautiful late April afternoon.
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