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Summit, Santa Cruz County, California

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which operated until the 1940s, Public transportation by bus is also no longer available from the Summit Road area. VTA route 76 has been cancelled since June 2010, and the
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diverted their sources. The original road between Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties passed somewhat east of the current site of Summit, which came into being when
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Before 1906, there were lakes in the area around Summit that locals used for recreation and fishing, but these lakes dried up after the
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was constructed in the 1930s. Several businesses can be found in Summit today, most of them dating from the 1950s.
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is closed at this spot when snowfall is too heavy. The next town to the south is
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located partially in Santa Clara County but predominantly in
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Unincorporated communities in Santa Cruz County, California
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to receive snowfall and the mountain pass which links the
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Unincorporated community in California, United States
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unincorporated community
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz Mountains
South Pacific Coast Railroad
Highway 17 Express
Scotts Valley
San Francisco Bay Area
Silicon Valley
Monterey Bay
Scotts Valley
Redwood Estates
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
California State Route 17
Santa Clara County
Lexington Hills
ZIP Code
area code 408


Highway 17: The road to Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz County, California
County seat
Santa Cruz
Cities
Capitola

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