Mountain Home, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Mountain Home

Unincorporated community

Mountain Home

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 37°07′16″N 121°47′45″W﻿ / ﻿37.12111°N 121.79583°W﻿ / 37.12111; -121.79583
Country| United States
State| California
County| Santa Clara
Area

• Total

| 6.0 sq mi (16 km2)
• Land| 5.9 sq mi (15 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

| 928 ft (283 m)
Time zone| UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code|

95033, 95037

Area code(s)| 408, 669
GNIS feature ID| 1670815[1]

Mountain Home, also known as Casa Loma (Spanish for "Mountain Home"), is a sparsely populated area located on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains in unincorporated southwest Santa Clara County, California near Mount Chual and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves. The Loma Fire burned about one half of the region in 2016.

## Geography

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The area is situated within the upper Llagas Creek watershed, bounded by Mount Chual and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves toward the north, Loma Prieta Road on the west, Loma Chiquita Road on the south, and Twin Creeks Road on the east.[2] The region includes small communities along Casa Loma Road, Mt Chual Spur Road, and Twin Falls Road.[3]

The area is mostly mountain ridges with steep, sloping terrain and narrow canyons. The Berrocal Fault runs diagonally through the center of the area.[4][5]

Native vegetation ranges from a mixed conifer-oak woodland along the mountain ridges, to chaparral and coastal scrub along the slopes, to riparian flora along the canyon floors.

## Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mountain Home has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

## History

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In 2016, the Loma Fire burned through approximately half the region, with multiple homes damaged or destroyed.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Mountain Home". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. "Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority and Water District Meeting, January 2017" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2017.
3. ^ CalFire. "Watershed Report, October 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
4. ^ USGS. "Report on Berrocal fault zone (Class A) No. 57, August 2000". Retrieved July 11, 2017.
5. ^ CC Cartography, Inc. "San Jose area faults map". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
6. ^ CalFire. "Final Report on Loma Fire, October 2016". Retrieved July 11, 2017.

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