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392:rise on Montara Mountain. The
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691:VanderWerf, Barbara (1994).
640:San Pedro Valley County Park
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1115:Portola Redwoods State Park
730:"Montara Mountain Overview"
604:Leon Turnbull Photography.
398:distinct population segment
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642:. County of San Mateo
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969:Little Boulder Creek
775:Santa Cruz Mountains
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252:Santa Cruz Mountains
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1161:Devil's Slide Trail
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551:. October 31, 1769.
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355:. The rare endemic
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839:San Bruno Mountain
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479:"Montara Mountain"
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343:endangered species
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974:Llagas Creek
964:Laguna Creek
924:Coyote Creek
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1218:Los Trancos
979:Loch Lomond
919:Clear Creek
874:Adobe Creek
819:Mount Chual
799:Loma Prieta
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1336:Categories
1283:Windy Hill
1278:Thornewood
1247:Ravenswood
1213:Long Ridge
1186:Coal Creek
1059:Uvas Creek
989:Love Creek
949:Hale Creek
929:Deer Creek
889:Bean Creek
849:Twin Peaks
804:Long Ridge
736:2010-05-17
685:References
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498:2009-08-09
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386:Dean Creek
142:California
77:37°31′43″N
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1193:El Sereno
646:9 January
533:29 August
394:steelhead
357:manzanita
298:Pruristac
105:Geography
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271:today.
221:Climbing
209:Topo map
672:29 July
266:History
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1292:Other
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