View 4 photos for 0 Mt Umunhum Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95030 a bed, bath, 20.93 acres. Umunhum Road that's included on this route is at its beginning. Umunhum Trail 10.43 Miles Ascent 1,075 ft (-1,075) 12 Geocache(s) 1 BenchMark 1 WarkMark 2 Peaks 6:22 Total Time" — jminkema • Mar 11, 2018 Property is being sold as … See gorgeous sunrises, sunsets, as well as nighttime city lights. Mt. moment when a tour route … This property is not currently available for sale. McQueen owned the mountain tops of Umunhum and Thayer. 17% max grade. By the early 1970s, dozens of cyclist tagged along with Jobst to enjoy the wild and scenic Sierra Azul on Loma Prieta Road. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, nature trips, and mountain biking. Change ). Umunhum Road. MROSD, already on a buying spree in the Sierra Azul, stepped in and bought up many properties from landowners eager to sell. ???? You can see all of silicon valley. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. whats up there now ? The road has been used by the public for decades well before most of these homes were built. Panoramic view of Bay Area to Monterey....views of bay, ocean, mountains, valley. He obstructed the open space district at every turn for the rest of his life, filing a lawsuit that went on for years, and closing Mt. It would be nice to be able to go do that ride again someday. 2,199 ft elevation gain. Sundays it can get a bit crowded with traffic (cyclists, cars, motorocycles). Umunhum Road is an easier climb than parts of Barlow Road doesn't make it an easy climb, however. "Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve Mt. Umunhum Road. When you arrive, there are two parking lots. Through the whole thing I don’t think we saw another person. Land was “purchased” from property owner Loren McQueen, laying the foundation for a feud between McQueen and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) that went on for decades. 4.1 miles. But preferably, ride it on a weekday. Since the trailhead is over 2,000 feet elevation, you’re starting up high in the company of neighboring peaks like Loma Prieta, Mount Umunhum and Mount El Sombroso. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. While they never claimed the road, they didn’t have to. The first is limited but free and the second is a bit further uphill for the handicap only. . We welcome any feedback on how we can improve LoopNet to better serve your needs. Bache Road, Loma Prieta Road and down the newly paved Mt. ... Loma Prieta (3791ft) and Loma Ridge from the East Summit. ( Log Out /  Once you park, the various Vista views are spectacular! Located near Open Space, Mt. A fire break separates the burned area from the Loma Fire from wildland spared by the blaze along Loma Prieta Road. Umunhum Loma Prieta Pk. Travel up Mount Umunhum Road 1.6 miles to the Bald Mountain Trailhead, where there is a large parking lot. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. The Bunker from the East Summit. are they ever going to open it to the public ? Located near Open Space, Mt. Umunhum Climbing Posted: July 28, 2010 at 12:27 am | Tags: Hicks Road, Mount Umunhum, Mt. East Summit mound. The vista is amazing, you can overlook the Monterey Bay, see Santa Cruz. Bache Road, Loma Prieta Road and down the newly paved Mt. A year later in 1958, Jobst Brandt, 23, an adventurous cyclist from Palo Alto, rode his bike on a grand loop of about 80 miles, taking Alpine Road to Page Mill Road, south on Skyline Boulevard, Summit Road, up Mt. Some enterprising citizens built a road starting in Los Gatos at least as early as 1915 according to a USGS map, but it may have been a trail before that. Most of the mountain is within the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. It had been in public use for nearly a century. Chual). We go up Mount Umunhum Road, past the gate, past the “NO HIKERS/BIKERS” spray painted on the asphalt, past the top, to the old Air Force radar station (Mount Umunhum), back to Loma Prieta and Cathermola Roads. Mount Umunhum Rd. This is a great park with expansive trails that connect to the Almaden Quicksilver Park and the Lexington Reservoir Trails, including St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve. Loma Prieta Public Access, Regional Trails and Habitat Projects, as it secures additional property rights over Loma Prieta Road, part of the future Mt. Mount Umunhum has been infamously inaccessible for years, but finally opened to the public on September 18, 2017. Hicks Road is all bark and no bite. Piercy ault AS AS A N T I F O R M ANTIFORM ANTIFORM AMS SCHOOL er Gulch ault a Azul ault Mt. Be the first to submit your climbing note! Highlighted Roads: Mt Umunhum Loma Prieta Rd • Uvas Rd • Highway 25 • Peach Tree Indian Valley Rd • Hwy 229 Rossi's Driveway • Highway 58 • Huer Huero Rd • Las Palitas Rd • Foxen Canyon Rd • Tepusquet Rd • Figueroa Mountain Rd • Happy Canyon Rd • South Alisal Rd • Santa Rosa Rd • Jalama Beach Rd There's a certain Eureka! The San Andreas fault runs just behind those peaks and was the site of the epicenter of the 7.1 Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989. From there it followed a series of ridges over to today’s Highland Way and then descended to Aptos on San Jose-Soquel Road or on what’s now Aptos Creek Fire Road. Umunhum Road at Hicks Rd. From there would be a short distance of pavement riding to get to the next Midpen property that would drop you down to Highland way, almost at the bridge to the parking lot of Demo. Umunhum but well worth the drive. Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS). You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. 10.2% average grade. Mount Umunhum may not be the highest of the Bay Area’s peaks, a commanding crowd that includes Mount Hamilton (elevation 4,200 feet) to the east, Mount Diablo (3,849 feet) farther north, Loma Prieta (3,786 feet) just south, and Mount St. Helena in … They simply need to be legally challenged. Major fault block boundaries Figure 3. He also drove the route in his car. The mountain is situated in Santa Clara County, south of San Jose. Open Space District gets the message – increase public access. Hiking info, trail maps, and 9 trip reports from Loma Prieta (3,789 ft) in the Santa Cruz of California Stratigraphy of fault blocks is discussed in map text and in rock descriptions. Let that sink in for a minute. The residents claim this is a private road. In the 19th century, the peak was called Mount Bache, a name given in honor of Alexander Dallas Bache; the name is no longer in use.. From 1976 through 1990 amateur astronomer Donald Machholz set up his telescope an … Blog at WordPress.com. From parts of the Valley, I noticed a mysterious, rectangular structure atop a distant ridge. Private inholding near the top of the ridge. View north from The Bunker. The tallest is the one on the left, Mt Loma Prieta, at 3786 ft / 1154 m, which may not seem like much, but these mountains rise straight from sea level. In order to directly reach these roads, take Highway 17 towards Santa Cruz from the Bay Area, turning off on Summit Road after passing the Lexington Resevoir. 95033. It climbed the beautiful Los Gatos Creek Canyon and headed steeply up present-day Soda Springs Road. It is sometimes referred to as Mount Um by locals. Please submit any useful information about climbing Loma Prieta that may be useful to other climbers. I asked locals about it, and few knew exactly what it was. Umunhum in 1957. A year later in 1958, Jobst Brandt, 23, an adventurous cyclist from Palo Alto, rode his bike on a grand loop of about 80 miles, taking Alpine Road to Page Mill Road, south on Skyline Boulevard, Summit Road, up Mt. CA. They are illegally claiming private passage. The Length 16.0 miElevation gain 2,933 ftRoute type Out & back Jobst and friends rode their racing bikes with glue-on sew-up tires throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains, exploring dirt roads and trails before the MROSD had been formed and well before the mountain bike. GreatSchools Rating. Over the decades the first- and second-generation of mountain residents died off, and their children had no interest in scratching out a living in the remote mountains subject to fires and assorted other hazards. Mount Umunhum (Ohlone, meaning resting place of the hummingbird) is the fourth-highest peak in California's Santa Cruz Mountains (after Loma Prieta, Crystal Peak, and Mt.