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	Mount Umunhum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Umunhum (Ohlone, possibly meaning hummingbird resting place) is the second highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California (after Loma Prieta Peak).
		The summit of Mount Umunhum is the site of the former Almaden Air Force Station, an early warning radar station that operated from 1958 - 1980.
		Most of the mountain is located in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, although the summit is closed to the public due to lead and asbestos contamination of the former Air Force site.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Umunhum (144 words)

	SummitPost.org - Mount Diablo Climbing Information
		Mount Diablo is a lone massif towering over the eastern San Francisco Bay area, separating the valleys and ranges of the Coast Ranges from the vast Central Valley and the delta of the San Joaquin River.
		It is said that the view from the top of Mount Diablo covers 40 counties, and is the world's second most far-ranging view, after Mount Kilimanjaro of Africa.
		Supposedly Mount Diablo was named by Spanish soldiers who lost a battle with local Indians in the vicinity, probably in the 18th century.
	www.summitpost.com /mountains/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/810 (673 words)

	Mount Umunhum - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Mount Umunhum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mount Umunhum - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Mount Umunhum.
		Mount Umunhum (Ohlone, possibly meaning hummingbird resting place) is the second highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California (after Loma Prieta).
		The summit of Mount Umunhum is the site of the former Almaden Air Force Station, an early warning radar station that operated from 1957 - 1980.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Mount-Umunhum.html (184 words)

	Mount Tyree - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Mount Tyree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mount Tyree - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Mount Tyree.
		Mount Tyree is the second highest mountain of Antarctica located 13 kilometres northwest of Vinson Massif (4,897m), the highest peak of the continent.
		Tyree was discovered in January 1958 during reconnaissance flights by the US Navy VX-6 squadron, and mapped later that month by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Mount-Tyree.html (171 words)

	Mount Umunhum -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mount Umunhum (Ohlone, possibly meaning hummingbird resting place) is the second highest peak in the (additional info and facts about Santa Cruz Mountains) Santa Cruz Mountains of (A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes) California (after Loma Prieta Peak).
		The mountain is located in (additional info and facts about Santa Clara County) Santa Clara County, south of (additional info and facts about Los Gatos) Los Gatos and west of South (The capital and largest city of Costa Rica) San Jose.
		The summit of Mount Umunhum is the site of the former (additional info and facts about Almaden Air Force Station) Almaden Air Force Station, an early warning (Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects) radar station that operated from 1958 - 1980.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mount_umunhum.htm (274 words)

	Mount Tamalpais -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mount Tamalpais is a (The top point of a mountain or hill) peak in (additional info and facts about Marin County, California) Marin County, California, (The army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare) USA.
		It is a popular hiking destination for residents of the (additional info and facts about San Francisco Bay Area) San Francisco Bay Area, home to the (additional info and facts about Edgewood Botanic Garden) Edgewood Botanic Garden, and often considered symbolic of Marin County.
		It was also home to the Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway, also known as "The Crookedest Railroad in the World", a railroad which meandered its way up to the peak from downtown Mill Valley until the construction of the road to the peak, and the gaining popularity of automobiles.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mo/Mount_Tamalpais.htm (307 words)

	Bill's Biking Wallpapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mount Tamalpais is pointing into my right shoulder, and Blithedale Ridge is the one that peaks between the fenceposts.
		Mount Umunhum, along the Sierra Azul ridge, shown more clearly the next photo down, can be seen to the right in the distance.
		Midway up Mount Diablo, this is nearing the top of the BBQ terrace trail on the west slope.
	www.gatetrails.com /wallpapers.html (2195 words)

	SummitPost.org - Mount Saint Helena Climbing Information
		Mount Saint Helena is the highest point in the San Francisco Bay Area watershed.
		Further north for ~500 feet is the biker's trailhead (2200 feet) which leads directly onto the (gated) fire road, also on the west side of the road.
		Mount Saint Helena was named after a princess of Russia, during the 18th century when Russians established a trading post (Fort Ross) on the Pacific coast about 40 miles west.
	www.summitpost.com /show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/389 (807 words)

	Subject: Peru Prep Hike April 7th: Mt Umunhum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The plan is to meet Saturday morning at 9AM at the corner of Hicks Road and Mount Umunhum Road.
		Umunhum road, where we will walk an easy half-mile dirt road out to Bald Mountain for dramatic views of the Sierra Azul Range and the Santa Clara Valley.
		The Woods Trail is a dirt trail which begins at the intersection of Hicks Road and Mount Umunhum Road.
	www.johncon.com /peru/correspondence/010403171846.15027.html (273 words)

	Mount Hermon
		Mount Hermon resident Johnson Boothby led us on some short but interesting walks.
		Cross Mount Hermon Road and proceed uphill to the entrance.
		The people of Mount Hermon are friendly and welcoming, but remember that this is private property.
	www.mnn.net /hermon.htm (512 words)

	Replica Fish Mounts: Information on replica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mount Clemens: The board of trustees of the Mount Clemens Public Library will hold a public hearing to consider approval and adoption of the operating budget for the library at 7 p.m.
		Mounted on a solid machined aluminium base with acrylic dust cover, each piece comes with a numbered certificate authenticating the piece number in the strictly limited edition of 200 pieces and showing the functionality of the switches buttons and paddles.
		After scrambling to organize and mount a response to proposed federal fishing closures this last winter, the fishermen were assured on Wednesday that on at...
	replicafishmounts.quadreplica.com /archive/replicafishmountszko (1156 words)

	Bay Area Hiker: Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve
		Drive uphill on Mount Umunhum Road about 2 miles to the roadside pullout on the right side of the road, just before the gated end of (public access to) Mount Umunhum Road.
		Most of the land now belonging to MROSD was part of the defunct Almaden Air Force Station, and the summit of 3486 foot Mount Umunhum remains off limits, closed due to hazardous materials and structures.
		In 1986 MROSD began purchasing land at the summit and on both sides of Mount Umunhum Road.
	www.bahiker.com /southbayhikes/sierraazul.html (1165 words)

	Palo Alto Online
		Aguilar was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies as a gun battle ensued during a raid on the mile-long stretch of marijuana plants, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
		Soon after Kroll was airlifted from the shooting scene near Mount Umunhum, authorities reported that one suspect, who was in custody at the shooting site, had died.
		The 17,000-acre open-space reserve surrounding Mount Umunhum is closed to the public, district Operations Manager John Maciel said Friday.
	www.paloaltoonline.com /news/show_story.php?id=1643 (382 words)

	SummitPost.org - Mount Umunhum - Soda Springs Road
		This route to Mt. Umunhum will take you to what seems like the most desolate place in Santa Clara County.
		Umunhum is to the right, and in a few miles, you enter the Almaden Air Force Station.
		This is Mt. Umunhum Rd. To get to the summit, go left and head up for about 1/4 mile.
	www.summitpost.org /show/route_link.pl/route_id/5317/object_id/4731 (461 words)

	Indianz.Com Message Board - Practically in my backyard
		A manhunt is under way in the steep, rugged terrain of Mount Umunhum for a second armed suspect who fled the gunfight.
		He estimated that it would take about a dozen people to cultivate the crop on Mount Umunhum.
		Officers from the California Highway Patrol, the California Division of Forestry, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, the Department of Fish and Game and the San Jose Police Department were working out of a command center that had been set up at the Los Gatos Christian Church at 16845 Hicks Road.
	www.indianz.com /board/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15258 (719 words)

	Mt_Umunhum_index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mt Umunhum Wireless is a broadband network for the Santa Cruz Mountains.
		The purpose of the network is to make available, to the general public, a full time communication network.
		If you can see Mt Umunhum than you may be able to connect to our network.
	www.mt-umunhum-wireless.net (357 words)

	THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY
		To the left is Mount Thayer at 3483 feet.
		In the center is Mount Umunhum, second only to Loma Prieta in height at 3486 feet.
		Although Mount Umunhum’s southern flank and old air force radar station facility are now owned by Mid-Peninsula Open Space, they are off-limits to hikers.
	www.mnn.net /goodbaduglyhtm.htm (675 words)

	Mount Umunhum - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Mount Umunhum - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This page was last modified 02:46, 6 Jun 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Mount Umunhum contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Mount_Umunhum (182 words)

	Openspace.org - Plans and Projects - Open Space Planning - Site Tours
		Two different tours through Sierra Azul will be offered: one will take members of the public to the top of Mount Umunhum to the site of the former Almaden Air Force Station.
		Tours of Mount Umunhum will last approximately two hours and start times will vary.
		The second tour will introduce the public to the Rancho de Guadalupe Area, which will require hiking on paved and unpaved roads with an elevation gain of 1,200 feet and is expected to last four hours.
	www.openspace.org /plans_projects/sierra_azul_bear_creek_site_tours.asp (283 words)

	ryskamp.org \| brain \| Assault on Mount Umunhum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The climb up Hicks and Umunhum was tough, but worth it for the impressive views and the promise of one of the highest summits in the Bay Area.
		And basically what she said was “you guys can make your own trail to go up there any way you choose, just as long as you dont go into any private property” She didnt say it in those exact words, but thats basically what she meant.
		If you’re on mt umunhum road and you look up at the summit (its the east side of the mountain i believe), its just dry open slope with a few bushes and trees.
	ryskamp.org /brain/cycling/assault-on-mount-umunhum (8371 words)

	squick.org - gallery: Mount Umunhum
		Seeing as how it was pointless to visit under the cover of darkness, the decision was made to go to Mount Umunhum during the time when the great fiery ball floated overhead.
		Since the Navy made the actual summit all poisoned and such, we actually went to nearby Bald Mountain.
		We braved the bitter cold winds and Branden's "witty" remarks and "insightful" social commentary to get some pretty good pictures.
	www.squick.org /photos/thumbs.phtml/umunhum (70 words)

	Weather Corner (1/16/2001)
		To access local radar data from the WSR-88D -- Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler -- from atop Mount Umunhum in the Santa Cruz Mountains, go to http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kmux.shtml.You can see the rainfall reflectivity from the base -- or lowest -- level, or a composite of radar returns from scans of multiple levels.
		However, in the West, where many radar sites are atop mountains -- Mount Umunhum is at 3,400 feet elevation -- the radar beam scans above much of the rain at lower altitudes, undercounting precipitation.
		These images are created only from the reflectivity function of the radar and do not take advantage of the Doppler capabilities to see horizontal movement of rainfall.
	ggweather.com /archive/weacornerjan16.htm (825 words)

	CCI -Corporate Background
		Umunhum Development Corporation established by Loren R. "Mac" McQueen in January of 1950, provided communications sites and services to the rural area of Santa Clara Valley and the Monterey Bay from the family owned mountain top property on Mount Umunhum near Almaden, California.
		The Allison Development Company was established in 1961 to create and manage a communications facility on a leased site on Mount Allison near Fremont, California.
		Communication and Control, Inc. was converted to a S Corporation in 1989 at which time the McQueen family shares ownership of the company.
	www.com-ctl.com /cci_corporate2.html (273 words)

	News in brief from around the San Francisco Bay area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The warden, Kyle Kroll, 25, was shot in both legs during the early-morning raid on Friday and remained hospitalized Monday.
		Soon after Kroll was airlifted from the shooting scene near the base of Mount Umunhum, authorities reported that a man who had been guarding the pot garden and was in custody at the shooting site had been killed.
		Law enforcement agencies were first alerted to the site near the base of Mount Umunhum by The 17,000-acre open-space reserve surrounding Mount Umunhum is owned and maintained by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/08/state/x185730D77.DTL (660 words)

	hiway17: News / Comments / Large Marijuana Farm Raided Near Mount Umunhum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He had only been on the job for two years and is engaged to be married.
		The marijuana farm is located on the eastern slope of Mount Umunhum and covers 3 acres.
		More than 10,000 plants were found, most about 5 feet tall.
	hiway17.com /comment.php?comment.news.53 (302 words)

	cannabisnews.com: Pot Farms More Perilous Than in Past
		A state Fish and Game warden was shot in both legs and a man was killed Friday during an early morning raid on a huge marijuana garden near Mount Umunhum in a rugged, remote area of Santa Clara County.
		The approximately 3-acre pot farm is on the eastern slope of Mount Umunhum in the 16,879-acre Sierra Azul open --space reserve.
		The Mount Umunhum area has multi-million-dollar houses, as well as smaller, less well-kept homes.
	www.cannabisnews.com /news/21/thread21018.shtml (7449 words)

	Weather Corner (1/05/1999)
		It sounds like you may have inadvertently switched to the marine-only station.
		The dual-purpose broadcasts are KEC-49, at frequency 162.55, transmitted from Mount Umunhum in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and KHB-49, at frequency 162.40 from Mount Pise in the mountains above Redwood City.
		The marine-only broadcast is on KEC-49 at frequency 162.45 from Mount Umunhum.
	ggweather.com /archive/weacornerjan05.htm (937 words)

	Sierra Azul
		This is partly because of many noncontiguous parcels, partly because some access roads are in dispute, partly because the area that was the Almaden Airforce Station on the top of Mount Umunhum left some toxic contaminants and abandoned buildings, and partly because the rugged and steep terrain has discouraged casual trail building and trail hiking.
		While part of the beauty of the Sierra Azul is the challenge of getting there, it turns out that it isn’t that difficult, at least to sample, this special wilderness.
		Walking back down Mount Umunhum Road will complete the circuit back to the parking lot.
	www.mnn.net /azul.htm (809 words)

	Fremont Older
		As I got higher up the trail, I could look back toward our mountains to see Mount Umunhum under heavy, dark clouds.
		Although low compared to our mountains, Hunters Point offered a 360-degree view, covering Mount Tamalpais, Mount Diablo, the East Bay hills, San Francisco Bay, our own Mount Umunhum/Loma Prieta range, the Saratoga foothills, and the coastal range.
		Although spinning in a circle made me a bit dizzy, it was a spectacular view.
	www.mnn.net /fremont.htm (682 words)

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