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Skeggs Point (California)

Scenic turnout

Skeggs Point (California)
Summary

Scenic turnout

Dumbarton Bridge]] as seen from Skeggs Point.

Skeggs Point is a scenic turnout in San Mateo County along State Route 35 between Kings Mountain and State Route 84. The feature is marked with a guide sign along the road and is listed on the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle, "Woodside, California" as well as in the National Geographic Names Database. The area is about three miles (five kilometers) west and 2,000 feet (600 m) above the town of Woodside.

If not for the vegetation, there would be a panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay south of Candlestick Park, (a.k.a. Monster Park, 3Com Park) (Candlestick Park was demolished in 2015). Skeggs Point is about 2,300 feet (700 m) above mean sea level, (AMSL). NAD83 coordinates for the location are . The USGS shows a benchmark of 2315 ft at the vista point.

A peak named Sierra Morena (elevation 2417 ft) is a prominent local feature about 100 feet (30 m) west of the Skeggs Point turn-out. One of the highest points in San Mateo County (according to U.S. Geological Survey maps), Sierra Morena is closed to the public because of communication antennas and microwave equipment. Land along the roadway is largely owned by a Special District, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

Named for Caltrans District 4 engineer

Department of Water and Power]], (DWP).

Col. Skeggs died 28 August 1959 in Santa Clara, California.

Sources

  • Beal, Richard, Highway 17: The Road to Santa Cruz, (Aptos, Calif.: Pacific Group, 1991).
  • Woodside, California, 7.5 minute Quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1997.
  • AncestryLibrary.com (death record information).
  • Photo courtesy of Auburn University.

References

References

  1. Young, Neil, ''[[Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream]]'', page 117. New York, 2012
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