Grant Ranch Park is the largest park in Santa Clara County, California, USA.^[1] Created in the 1970s, this public park amounts to 9,553 acres (38.7 km²) in size. Also known as Joseph Grant Ranch County Park, this site is situated in the eastern foothills of Santa Clara Valley. This park is known for mountain biking,^[2] birdwatching and hiking. Grant Ranch Park is situated in the inner coast ranges near Mount Hamilton. Elevations range from about 1,400 feet (427 m) in Halls Valley to peaks over 2,800 feet (853 m) on the Park's eastern edge.^[3] This upward gradient leads to even higher peaks in the crest of the range and to Mount Hamilton itself at 4,209 feet (1,283 m). The western slopes of Mt. Hamilton drop into Smith Creek which forms the eastern boundary of the Park. Some of the special status biota within Grant Ranch Park are the Burrowing owl and the Western pond turtle. Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a mountain range. ... The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ... Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ... Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of birds. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Mount Hamilton is a mountain in Californias Diablo Range. ... Binomial name Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) Subspecies About 20 living, see text Synonyms Strix cunicularia Molina, 1782 Speotyto cunicularia Spheotyto cunicularia (lapsus) The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. ...

See also

• Mount Hamilton

Mount Hamilton is a mountain in Californias Diablo Range. ...

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