Twin Peaks (Santa Clara County, California)

Twin Peaks
View of Twin Peaks along Watsonville Road.
Highest point
Elevation	1,486 ft (453 m) NAVD 88^[1]
Coordinates	37°04′47″N 121°41′25″W / 37.0796699°N 121.6902251°W / 37.0796699; -121.6902251^[1]
Geography
Twin Peaks Location in California
Location	Santa Clara County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Santa Cruz Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Madonna

Twin Peaks are two prominent peaks along the foothills east of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County, California. The peaks are nestled between Uvas Reservoir to the west, and Paradise Valley in Morgan Hill to the east. The headwaters for Sycamore Creek rise from the eastern hillsides near these peaks.

Although part of the Uvas Reservoir County Park,^[2] no trails currently lead to the peaks from the park side.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "Twin Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
^ "Map of Uvas Reservoir County Park" (PDF). Santa Clara County Parks. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
^ "Hike to Twin Peaks". Bob Burd. January 2012. Retrieved 2017-08-24.

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"Map of Twin Peaks".

v t e Santa Cruz Mountains
Peaks	Black Mountain Crystal Peak Loma Prieta Long Ridge Montara Mountain Mount Bielawski Mount Chual Mount Madonna Mount Thayer Mount Umunhum San Bruno Mountain Santa Teresa Hills Twin Peaks
Rivers and creeks	Adobe Creek Alamitos Creek Alpine Creek Bean Creek Bogess Creek Boulder Creek Branciforte Creek Butano Creek Carbonera Creek Clear Creek Coyote Creek Deer Creek El Corte de Madera Creek Guadalupe River Guadalupe Valley Creek Hale Creek Harrington Creek La Honda Creek Laguna Creek Little Boulder Creek Llagas Creek Loch Lomond Los Gatos Creek Love Creek Naples Creek Permanente Creek Pescadero Creek Peters Creek Pilarcitos Creek San Bruno Creek San Francisquito Creek San Gregorio Creek San Lorenzo River San Pedro Creek San Vicente Creek Stevens Creek Tip Toe Falls Uvas Creek Waddell Creek Waterman Creek Zayante Creek
Parks	Big Basin Redwoods State Park Butano State Park Castle Rock State Park Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park McNee Ranch State Park Portola Redwoods State Park Redwood Grove San Bruno Mountain State Park Sanborn County Park The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park Uvas Canyon County Park
Hiking trails	Bay Area Ridge Trail Devil's Slide Trail Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail
Open Space Preserves	Bear Creek Redwoods Coal Creek El Corte de Madera Creek El Sereno Foothills Fremont Older La Honda Creek Long Ridge Los Trancos Monte Bello Picchetti Ranch Pulgas Ridge Purisima Creek Redwoods Rancho San Antonio Ravenswood Russian Ridge Saratoga Gap Sierra Azul Skyline Ridge St. Joseph's Hill Stevens Creek Teague Hill Thornewood Windy Hill
Other	Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

v t e Morgan Hill, California
Buildings	21-Mile House Malaguerra Winery Metcalf Energy Center Morgan Hill station Rhoades Ranch Villa Mira Monte
Events and history	1984 Morgan Hill earthquake Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Rancho Ojo del Agua de la Coche Rancho San Francisco de las Llagas
Natural monuments	Anderson Lake Chesbro Lake Coyote Creek Trail El Toro Fisher Creek Henry W. Coe State Park Mount Sizer Rancho Las Uvas Rancho Ojo del Agua de la Coche Rancho San Vicente Twin Peaks Uvas Canyon County Park (Uvas Falls) Uvas Reservoir
Neighborhoods	Coyote Valley (Coyote) Madrone Sveadal
Radio stations	KSQQ
Schools and education	Morgan Hill Unified School District Live Oak High School Oakwood School
Related	Monterey Road The Morgan Hill Times Silicon Valley Strikers
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