| Mount Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Sierra de Santa Isabel[1] | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:IMG_9864MountHamilton_fxwb.jpg) Lick Observatory is visible atop Mount Hamilton; hillsides show typical early-autumn golden (dry) vegetation | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,265 ft (1,300 m) NAVD 88[2] |
| Prominence | 16 m (52 ft)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°20′30.2″N 121°38′34.2″W / 37.341722°N 121.642833°W[2] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  Mount Hamilton | |
| Location | Santa Clara County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Diablo Range |
| Topo map | USGS Lick Observatory |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Upper Cretaceous |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1861 |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Hamilton is a mountain in the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County, California. The mountain's peak, at 4,265 feet (1,300 m), overlooks the heavily urbanized Santa Clara Valley and is the site of Lick Observatory, the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top[4] observatory.[5] The asteroid 452 Hamiltonia, discovered in 1899, is named after the mountain. Golden eagle nesting sites are found on the slopes of Mount Hamilton. On clear days, Mount Tamalpais,[6] the Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey Bay, the Monterey Peninsula, and even Yosemite National Park are visible from the summit of the mountain.[7][8][9]
- ^ "Mount Hamilton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b "MT HAMILTON OBS SM DOME 1882". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
- ^ "Mount Hamilton". Peakbagger.
- ^ "U.S. Geological Survey Publications Warehouse". pubs.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^ "The Building of Lick Observatory". Historical Collections Project. The Link Observatory. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Mt. Hamilton Fire Lookout".
- ^ Special Project - Bay Nature http://web.archive.org/web/20190708133031/http://www.geoscapesphotography.com/Bay_Nature.html (archived at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Monterey Peninsula from Mt. Hamilton
- ^ Lick Observatory Blog Entry