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Santa Cruz County Geographical Facts

Coastline:^{1, 2}

There are 42 miles of coastline in the county.

Highest Point:²

Mount Bielawski with an elevation of 3,231 feet is the highest point in Santa Cruz County. It is located on Castle Rock Ridge between Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. It was named by J. D. Whitney in 1861 after Captain Casimir Bielawski, who was the principal draughtsman for the Surveyor General's Office and was connected with the U.S. Land Office in San Francisco for forty-five years.

Area:³

Figures are rounded to the nearest ten acres and the nearest tenth of a square mile

Total Area:

388,950 acres

607.7 sq. miles

Water Area:

103,640 acres

161.9 sq. miles

Land Area:

285,310 acres

445.8 sq. miles

Sources:

1. Goodes World Atlas. Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, IL,1990.
2. Clark, Donald Thomas. Santa Cruz County Place Names. Santa Cruz Historical Society, Santa Cruz. 1986.
3. Sacrament Area Council of Government. 1990 Census Geographic Areas Reference List, Part A. Referenced in the California Statistical Abstract. 1999 ed. p. 2

Verified by: SY, 8/98, CM, 5/99 & RAP, 8/00

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