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Santa Ynez (/ ɪ ˈ n ɛ z / ee-NEZ; Spanish for "St. Agnes") is an unincorporated community in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California, United States.. The population was 4,505 at the 2020 census, up from 4,418 at the 2010 census.
Santa Ynez Valley Transit provides service to the communities of Buellton, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, and Solvang. Route A is a clockwise-oriented route through the four communities, traveling along State Route 246 as its primary thoroughfare.
The Santa Ynez Mountains were uplifted in Pliocene and Pleistocene time, [3] beginning about five million years ago, along the Santa Ynez Fault, a feature which is considered to be active. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] The left bend in the San Andreas Fault is proposed to have constrained northward moving lithosphere to cause uplift of the range. [ 2 ]
The Santa Ynez River originates in Los Padres National Forest, on the northern slope of the Santa Ynez Mountains near Divide Peak and the Ventura County border. The river flows west, collecting various headwater tributaries. The Upper Santa Ynez Campground is located near the river's source.
Rancho del Cielo is a ranch located atop the Santa Ynez Mountain range northwest of Santa Barbara, California. For more than 20 years, it was the vacation home of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. The 688-acre (278 ha) ranch's Spanish name translates to Sky's Ranch or Heaven's Ranch in English.
The Santa Ynez Reservoir is a 117,000,000-US-gallon (440,000 m 3) reservoir in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S. The reservoir covers 9.2 acres (3.7 ha
The Santa Ynez complex, at 117 million gallons, is among several sources of water in the area, including a large pipeline from Stone Canyon and a smaller site, the nearby Palisades Reservoir.
Before U.S. Route 101 was built through the Gaviota Pass, SR 154 was the main throughway to Santa Barbara and the tri city area including use as a stagecoach route in early years. After being replaced by US 101 as the primary route between the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara, SR 154 now serves as a scenic bypass.