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Alta Laguna Park is a community park atop Temple Hill, the second highest peak of the San Joaquin Hills, in Laguna Beach, California. It is located at the north end of the Top of the World neighborhood. [1] The neighborhood is named for its elevation of about 1,027 ft (313 m) [2] above sea level, overlooking Saddleback Valley and the Pacific Ocean.
Location of Monterey County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County, California. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monterey County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Monterey: Laguna Seca: 1834 José Figueroa: Catalina M. Munras 2,179 acres (882 ha) 16 SD Monterey: Sausal: 1834 José Figueroa: Jose Tiburcio Castro 10,242 acres (4,145 ha) 190 SD Salinas: Monterey: El Sur: 1834 José Figueroa: Juan Alvarado: 8,949 acres (3,622 ha) 1 SD Andrew Molera State Park; El Sur Ranch Monterey: Tularcitos: 1834 José ...
Spanish explorers first landed in Monterey in 1602, and the city of Monterey was the capital of California while it was under Spanish and Mexican rule. There are also a variety of historic Catholic mission churches, some dating as far back as the 18th century. Monterey has a rich history and is one of California's most historically important ...
Palo Corona Regional Park is a 4,300 acres (1,740 ha) park that was purchased in 2004 from the Whisler and Wilson Family Trust by the Big Sur Land Trust for $4.25 million. [18] [19] It is located east of Point Lobos. [20] [21] Laguna Grande Regional Park is a 35 acres (14 ha) park on the border of Monterey and Seaside, California.
The Top of the World Reservoir, officially the Richard Jahraus Top of the World Reservoir is an artificial lake in Laguna Beach, California.Dedicated on October 27, 1996, it was named after J. Richard Jahraus, the current Director and President of the Laguna Beach County Water District at the Time.
It includes part or all of the Monterey Old Town Historic District, a historic district that includes 17 contributing buildings and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The grounds include California's first theatre, and the Monterey Custom House, where the American flag was first raised over California.
Jacks Peak Park is a county park in Monterey County, California. Its central feature is Jacks Peak, the highest point on the Monterey Peninsula, rising 1,068 feet (325 m) [1] above Monterey and Carmel. The park encompasses 525 [1] acres under control of the Monterey County Parks Department. View of Monterey and Monterey Bay from Jacks Peak.