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Salinas Valley, on River Road near Greenfield. The Salinas Valley (Spanish: Valle de Salinas) [1][2] is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. [3] It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley.
277589, 2411768. Website. www.cityofsalinas.org. Salinas (/ səˈliːnəs /; Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. [10] Salinas is an urban area located along the ...
The Salinas River ( Rumsen: ua kot taiauačorx) [ 6] is the longest river of the Central Coast region of California, running 175 miles (282 km) and draining 4,160 square miles (10,800 km 2 ). [ 7] It flows north-northwest and drains the Salinas Valley that slices through the central California Coast Ranges south of Monterey Bay. [ 3]
Pinnacles National Park is a national park of the United States protecting a mountainous area located east of the Salinas Valley in Central California, about five miles (8 km) east of Soledad and 80 miles (130 km) southeast of San Jose. The park's namesakes are the eroded leftovers of the western half of an extinct volcano that has moved 200 ...
It is located on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas, [8] at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). [6] It lies along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley of California's Central Coast. King City is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The population was 13,332 at the 2020 census, [7] up from 12,874 in 2010.
The peak affords clear views of the Salinas Valley, Monterey Bay, the southern part of the Santa Clara Valley, and surrounding mountain ranges. [4] It is located on Rocky Ridge, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Salinas, California. [5] The peak is the site of Fremont Peak State Park which was established with 188 acres (76 ha) in 1936. [6]
Greenfield is the second most populous city in the Salinas Valley and the fifth most populous city in Monterey County. In 2006, Greenfield was the fourth fastest growing city in California growing 15.6%, from 13,270 in 2005, to 15,335 in 2006. As of the 2007 California Department of Finance estimate, there were 16,629 people in 2,643 households ...
Draining 275 square miles (710 km 2), the Arroyo Seco River is the last major tributary of the Salinas River that enters before it reaches the Pacific.Most of the watershed lies in the rugged coastal range areas southwest of Greenfield and Soledad, and the drainage divide runs along the crest of the Santa Lucia Mountains to the west and the lower Sierra de Salinas to the northeast.