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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/IMG_9864MountHamilton_fxwb.jpg/288px-IMG_9864MountHamilton_fxwb.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/IMG_9864MountHamilton_fxwb.jpg/432px-IMG_9864MountHamilton_fxwb.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/IMG_9864MountHamilton_fxwb.jpg/576px-IMG_9864MountHamilton_fxwb.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="531" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding: 0.2em 0em;"><a href="/wiki/Lick_Observatory" title="Lick Observatory">Lick Observatory</a> is visible atop Mount Hamilton; hillsides show typical early-autumn golden (dry) vegetation</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Highest point</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Summit" title="Summit">Elevation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4,265 ft (1,300 m)<small><a href="/wiki/North_American_Vertical_Datum_of_1988" title="North American Vertical Datum of 1988"> NAVD 88</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-ngs_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ngs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Topographic_prominence" title="Topographic prominence">Prominence</a></th><td class="infobox-data">16 m (52 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&params=37_20_30.2_N_121_38_34.2_W_type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°20′30.2″N</span> <span class="longitude">121°38′34.2″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.341722°N 121.642833°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.341722; -121.642833</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-ngs_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ngs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Geography</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:220px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:220px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:220px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Relief_map_of_California.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Mount Hamilton is located in California"><img alt="Mount Hamilton is located in California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Relief_map_of_California.png/220px-Relief_map_of_California.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Relief_map_of_California.png/330px-Relief_map_of_California.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Relief_map_of_California.png/440px-Relief_map_of_California.png 2x" data-file-width="681" data-file-height="780" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.074%;left:28.307%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-8px;top:-8px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mount Hamilton"><img alt="Mount Hamilton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg/16px-Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg/24px-Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg/32px-Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="240" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:9px"><div>Mount Hamilton</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara County</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_range" title="Mountain range"><span class="nowrap">Parent range</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Diablo_Range" title="Diablo Range">Diablo Range</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Topographic_map" title="Topographic map">Topo map</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">USGS</a> Lick Observatory</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Geology</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geological_time_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Geological time scale">Rock age</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">Upper Cretaceous</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Climbing</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/First_ascent" title="First ascent">First ascent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1861</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Normal_route" title="Normal route"><span class="nowrap">Easiest route</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data">Hike</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mount Hamilton</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Mountain" title="Mountain">mountain</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Diablo_Range" title="Diablo Range">Diablo Range</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara County</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. The mountain's peak, at 4,265 feet (1,300 m), overlooks the heavily urbanized <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_Valley" title="Santa Clara Valley">Santa Clara Valley</a> and is the site of <a href="/wiki/Lick_Observatory" title="Lick Observatory">Lick Observatory</a>, the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Observatory" title="Observatory">observatory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Asteroid" title="Asteroid">asteroid</a> <a href="/wiki/452_Hamiltonia" title="452 Hamiltonia">452 Hamiltonia</a>, discovered in 1899, is named after the mountain. <a href="/wiki/Golden_eagle" title="Golden eagle">Golden eagle</a> nesting sites are found on the slopes of Mount Hamilton. On clear days, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Tamalpais" title="Mount Tamalpais">Mount Tamalpais</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Mountains" title="Santa Cruz Mountains">Santa Cruz Mountains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay" title="Monterey Bay">Monterey Bay</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Monterey_Peninsula" title="Monterey Peninsula">Monterey Peninsula</a>, and even <a href="/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park" title="Yosemite National Park">Yosemite National Park</a> are visible from the summit of the mountain.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hotel_Santa_Ysabel_on_Smith_Creek_1895.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Hotel_Santa_Ysabel_on_Smith_Creek_1895.jpg/220px-Hotel_Santa_Ysabel_on_Smith_Creek_1895.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Hotel_Santa_Ysabel_on_Smith_Creek_1895.jpg/330px-Hotel_Santa_Ysabel_on_Smith_Creek_1895.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Hotel_Santa_Ysabel_on_Smith_Creek_1895.jpg/440px-Hotel_Santa_Ysabel_on_Smith_Creek_1895.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="730" /></a><figcaption>Hotel Santa Ysabel on the road up Mt. Hamilton just across Smith Creek in 1895, Courtesy of San Jose Public Library, California Room</figcaption></figure> <p>On August 26, 1861, while working for <a href="/wiki/Josiah_Whitney" title="Josiah Whitney">Josiah D. Whitney</a> on the first <a href="/wiki/California_Geological_Survey" title="California Geological Survey">California Geological Survey</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Brewer" title="William Henry Brewer">William H. Brewer</a> invited local <a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a> <a href="/wiki/Preacher" title="Preacher">preacher</a> (and Brewer's personal friend) <a href="/wiki/Laurentine_Hamilton" title="Laurentine Hamilton">Laurentine Hamilton</a> to join his company on a <a href="/wiki/Hiking" title="Hiking">trek</a> to a nearby <a href="/wiki/Topographical_summit" class="mw-redirect" title="Topographical summit">summit</a>. Nearing completion of their journey, Hamilton, in good humor, bounded for the summit ahead of the rest of the men and claimed his stake. In fact, Brewer suggested the mountain be named after Hamilton, only after Whitney declined to have the mountain named after him (a different mountain was later named <a href="/wiki/Mount_Whitney" title="Mount Whitney">Mount Whitney</a>). </p><p>The Spanish name for Mt. Hamilton was the <b>Sierra de Santa Isabel</b> and the highest point was originally known as Mount Isabel instead of Mount Hamilton. <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Brewer" title="William Henry Brewer">William Henry Brewer</a> and his fellow geologist, <a href="/wiki/Charles_F._Hoffmann" title="Charles F. Hoffmann">Charles F. Hoffmann</a>, did not know it already had a name, and named it Mt. Hamilton, although they did place Isabel Valley on their map to the east. The "Hotel Santa Ysabel" was built on the road up the mountain in 1885 on <a href="/wiki/Smith_Creek_(Santa_Clara_County,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Smith Creek (Santa Clara County, California)">Smith Creek</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When in 1895, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">USGS</a> realized that the peak two miles southeast of Mt. Hamilton was as tall (4,193 ft or 1,278 m),<sup id="cite_ref-isabel_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isabel-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they named it Mt. Isabel.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:P3040016MtHamiltonSnow_crwb.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/P3040016MtHamiltonSnow_crwb.jpg/220px-P3040016MtHamiltonSnow_crwb.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/P3040016MtHamiltonSnow_crwb.jpg/330px-P3040016MtHamiltonSnow_crwb.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/P3040016MtHamiltonSnow_crwb.jpg/440px-P3040016MtHamiltonSnow_crwb.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="534" /></a><figcaption>Numerous times each winter temperatures drop low enough for Mount Hamilton (left) to receive as much as a foot of snow for a day or two.</figcaption></figure> <p>These mountains are high enough to receive snowfall in the winter, perhaps up to a dozen times. Occasionally, when a cold, wet storm comes in from the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Alaska" title="Gulf of Alaska">Gulf of Alaska</a> or <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, Mt. Hamilton and the surrounding peaks get significant <a href="/wiki/Snowfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Snowfall">snowfall</a>. In February 2001, 30 inches (76 cm) of snow fell, and in March 2006, the peak was left with over a foot (30 cm) of <a href="/wiki/Snow" title="Snow">snow</a> in one night. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> has had a cooperative weather station on the summit of Mount Hamilton almost since the time that the Lick Observatory opened. It has provided a glimpse of the extreme weather conditions that occur on the Diablo Range, especially in the winter months. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MtHamilton1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MtHamilton1967.jpg/220px-MtHamilton1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MtHamilton1967.jpg/330px-MtHamilton1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MtHamilton1967.jpg/440px-MtHamilton1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1112" data-file-height="841" /></a><figcaption>Mt. Hamilton had a foot of snow on the ground on April 1, 1967</figcaption></figure> <p>February is the coldest month on average on Mount Hamilton with an average high of 48.7 °F (9.3 °C) and an average low of 37.8 °F (3.2 °C). The warmest month on average is July with an average high of 78.7 °F (25.9 °C) and an average low of 65.1 °F (18.4 °C). Due to frequent <a href="/wiki/Thermal_inversion" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermal inversion">thermal inversions</a> during the summer, it is often warmer on Mount Hamilton than in San Jose. The record high temperature of 103 °F (39 °C) was on August 5, 1978. The record low temperature of 7 °F (−14 °C) was on December 21, 1990. The average days with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher is 2.8 days. The average days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower is 44.9 days. </p><p>Annual precipitation averages 23.71 inches (602 mm). Measurable precipitation occurs on an average of 78.2 days each year. The most precipitation in a month was 21.55 inches (547 mm) in December 1955; no rainfall has been common during the summer months. The maximum rainfall in 24 hours was 6.87 inches (174 mm) on December 23, 1955. </p><p>Annual snowfall averages 18.1 inches (46 cm). The maximum snowfall in a year was 59.0 inches (150 cm) in 1955. The maximum snowfall in a month was 33.6 inches (85 cm) in January 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 24-hour maximum snowfall of 16.0 inches (41 cm) occurred on April 10, 1965. The deepest daily snow depth was 24 inches (61 cm) in December 1970. Measurable snow has been recorded in every month from October through May.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Mount Hamilton, California (Station Elevation 4,206ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74<br />(23) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73<br />(23) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">100<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.0<br />(18.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA449; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.8<br />(17.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.3<br />(19.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8308; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.3<br />(22.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.4<br />(25.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.5<br />(29.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.4<br />(31.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.0<br />(31.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.8<br />(30.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.3<br />(26.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.2<br />(21.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.3<br />(17.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">91.6<br />(33.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.6<br />(9.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.7<br />(9.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4A9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.2<br />(10.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.2<br />(12.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.3<br />(16.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8811; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.1<br />(21.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.7<br />(25.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.5<br />(25.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.5<br />(23.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.5<br />(18.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.7<br />(12.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.6<br />(9.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">61.6<br />(16.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.4<br />(6.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.2<br />(6.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.1<br />(7.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.0<br />(8.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.9<br />(12.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.5<br />(17.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.9<br />(22.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.5<br />(21.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.4<br />(19.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.9<br />(14.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFDCBA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.1<br />(9.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">55.1<br />(12.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.1<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.8<br />(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.9<br />(3.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFCFA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.7<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.4<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.9<br />(13.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.1<br />(18.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.6<br />(18.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB164; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.3<br />(15.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.4<br />(11.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.0<br />(3.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.6<br />(9.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.7<br />(−3.5) </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(−3.6) </td> <td style="background: #D5D5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(−3.1) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(−2.4) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.8<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.4<br />(3.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.2<br />(10.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.0<br />(10.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.4<br />(5.2) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.3<br />(2.4) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.8<br />(−1.2) </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(−3.6) </td> <td style="background: #C7C7FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.6<br />(−5.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12<br />(−11) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(−14) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7<br />(−14) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #40FF40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.03<br />(128) </td> <td style="background: #37FF37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.79<br />(122) </td> <td style="background: #58FF58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.42<br />(112) </td> <td style="background: #A8FFA8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.22<br />(56) </td> <td style="background: #CDFFCD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.30<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #F4FFF4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.28<br />(7.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.00<br />(0.00) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.05<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #F8FFF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.17<br />(4.3) </td> <td style="background: #CCFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.34<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.99<br />(76) </td> <td style="background: #4CFF4C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.72<br />(120) </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.31<br />(694) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #5B5BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.2<br />(11) </td> <td style="background: #2A2AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">5.3<br />(13) </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">3.8<br />(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #B8B8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.8<br />(4.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9<br />(2.3) </td> <td style="background: #B0B0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.1<br />(5.3) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">18.1<br />(46) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #5D5DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.9 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2 </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5 </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.0 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6 </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.3 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #ADADFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">78.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #E2E2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.3 </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.6 </td> <td style="background: #E2E2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.3 </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4 </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">10.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: National Weather Service<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copernicus_Peak">Copernicus Peak</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Copernicus Peak"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mount Hamilton is one summit along a mile-long ridge. Other than Hamilton, peaks along the ridge have astronomical names, such as Kepler. The highest peak on the ridge is <b>Copernicus Peak</b>, with elevation 4,360+ ft (1,330+ m).<sup id="cite_ref-pb_copernicus_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pb_copernicus-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_copernicus_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis_copernicus-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Copernicus Peak is located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the northeast from Mount Hamilton, and is the highest point in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike Mount Hamilton's limited <a href="/wiki/Topographic_prominence" title="Topographic prominence">prominence</a>, Copernicus Peak has a prominence of 3,080 ft (940 m).<sup id="cite_ref-pb_copernicus_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pb_copernicus-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mount_Hamilton_Road">Mount Hamilton Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Mount Hamilton Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mt._Hamilton_Road_Sign.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Mt._Hamilton_Road_Sign.JPG/220px-Mt._Hamilton_Road_Sign.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Mt._Hamilton_Road_Sign.JPG/330px-Mt._Hamilton_Road_Sign.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Mt._Hamilton_Road_Sign.JPG/440px-Mt._Hamilton_Road_Sign.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1004" /></a><figcaption>State Route 130 begins its ascent from the junction at Alum Rock Road.</figcaption></figure> <p>The sinuous 19-mile (31 km) Mt. Hamilton Road (part of <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_130" title="California State Route 130">State Route 130</a>) is commonly used by <a href="/wiki/Bicyclist" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicyclist">bicyclists</a> and motorcyclists. Built in 1875–76 in anticipation of the observatory, and the need to carry materials and equipment up the mountain in horse-drawn wagons, the grade seldom exceeds 6.5 percent. The road rises over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in three long climbs from San Jose to the mountain top. On a clear day at the summit it is possible to see the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">Sierra Nevada</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mt_hamilton_road_cyclist.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Mt_hamilton_road_cyclist.jpg/220px-Mt_hamilton_road_cyclist.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Mt_hamilton_road_cyclist.jpg/330px-Mt_hamilton_road_cyclist.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Mt_hamilton_road_cyclist.jpg/440px-Mt_hamilton_road_cyclist.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2536" data-file-height="1156" /></a><figcaption>Mt. Hamilton Road is popular with cycling clubs.</figcaption></figure> <p>Cyclists commonly use the road because of the long but not overly challenging nature of the climb, sparse vehicular traffic over most of its length,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and the views of San Jose and the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_Valley" title="Santa Clara Valley">Santa Clara Valley</a> below. There is an annual cycling challenge climb in April.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thanksgiving consistently draws hundreds of cyclists and is frequently the final climb in the annual Low-Key Hillclimb Series<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which attracts some of the region's best climbers. </p><p>The bicycle ride is just over 19 miles (31 km) from the Alum Rock Avenue junction. The upward trek is interrupted by two descents, first into <a href="/wiki/Grant_Ranch_County_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Grant Ranch County Park">Grant Ranch County Park</a>, and again to cross Smith Creek. Quimby Road offers a shorter way from San Jose to Grant Ranch, but is considerably steeper. The main observatory building offers free 15-minute guided tours of the <a href="/wiki/James_Lick_telescope" title="James Lick telescope">Great Lick refracting telescope</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology_and_hydrology">Geology and hydrology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geology and hydrology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Much of the foothill slopes of Mount Hamilton is underlain by <a href="/wiki/Miocene" title="Miocene">Miocene</a> age <a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">sandstone</a> of the Briones formation: this <a href="/wiki/Bedrock" title="Bedrock">bedrock</a> is locally soft and weathered in the upper few feet, but grades locally to very hard at depth. Depth to <a href="/wiki/Groundwater" title="Groundwater">groundwater</a> on these foothill areas of Mount Hamilton is approximately 240 feet (73 m).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Babb Creek drainage comprises some of the <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">watershed</a> draining the slopes of Mount Hamilton. The Calaveras and <a href="/wiki/Hayward_Fault" class="mw-redirect" title="Hayward Fault">Hayward</a> active <a href="/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a> faults traverse the slopes of Mount Hamilton. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tule_Elk_-_Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Bill_Leikam_12-03-2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Tule_Elk_-_Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Bill_Leikam_12-03-2010.jpg/220px-Tule_Elk_-_Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Bill_Leikam_12-03-2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Tule_Elk_-_Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Bill_Leikam_12-03-2010.jpg/330px-Tule_Elk_-_Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Bill_Leikam_12-03-2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Tule_Elk_-_Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Bill_Leikam_12-03-2010.jpg/440px-Tule_Elk_-_Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Bill_Leikam_12-03-2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="865" data-file-height="762" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tule_elk" title="Tule elk">Tule elk</a> roam the <a href="/wiki/Diablo_Range" title="Diablo Range">Diablo Range</a> and are often seen on Coyote Ridge</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology_and_conservation">Ecology and conservation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ecology and conservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several rare species can be seen on Mount Hamilton. The <a href="/wiki/Streptanthus_callistus" title="Streptanthus callistus">Mount Hamilton jewelflower</a> (<i>Streptanthus callistus</i>) is <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to the area. In June 2011, five juvenile <a href="/wiki/California_condor" title="California condor">California condors</a> flew over Mt. Hamilton and landed on the Lick Observatory, the species' first sighting in the area in at least 30 years.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1978, <a href="/wiki/California_Department_of_Fish_and_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="California Department of Fish and Game">California Department of Fish and Game</a> warden Henry Coletto urged the department to choose the Mount Hamilton area as one of California's relocation sites under a new statewide effort to restore <a href="/wiki/Tule_elk" title="Tule elk">tule elk</a> (<i>Cervus canadensis ssp. nannodes</i>). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kluft_photo_Mt_Hamilton_Lick_Observatory_night_Img_4606.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kluft_photo_Mt_Hamilton_Lick_Observatory_night_Img_4606.jpg/220px-Kluft_photo_Mt_Hamilton_Lick_Observatory_night_Img_4606.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kluft_photo_Mt_Hamilton_Lick_Observatory_night_Img_4606.jpg/330px-Kluft_photo_Mt_Hamilton_Lick_Observatory_night_Img_4606.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kluft_photo_Mt_Hamilton_Lick_Observatory_night_Img_4606.jpg/440px-Kluft_photo_Mt_Hamilton_Lick_Observatory_night_Img_4606.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lick_Observatory" title="Lick Observatory">Lick Observatory</a> on Mount Hamilton at night. Timed exposure taken from <a href="/wiki/Grant_Ranch_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Grant Ranch Park">Grant Ranch Park</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/The_Nature_Conservancy" title="The Nature Conservancy">The Nature Conservancy</a> "Mount Hamilton Project" has acquired or put under conservation easement 100,000 acres (400 km<sup>2</sup>) of land towards its 500,000 acres (2,000 km<sup>2</sup>) goal for <a href="/wiki/Habitat_conservation" title="Habitat conservation">habitat conservation</a> within a 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km<sup>2</sup>) area encompassing much of eastern Santa Clara County.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_community">The community</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mount Hamilton has its own zip code, 95140. It is generally open space with a population in 2000 of 35.<sup id="cite_ref-95140census_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95140census-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mount Hamilton Elementary was a small one classroom school that closed in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Hamilton_(California)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_summits_of_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="List of summits of the San Francisco Bay Area">List of summits of the San Francisco Bay Area</a></li> <li><a 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