Loma Prieta

Loma Prieta Peak
Loma Prieta from the West
Highest point
Elevation	3,790 ft (1,155 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	3,426 ft (1,044 m) NGVD 29[2]
Coordinates	37°06′40″N 121°50′39″W / 37.111011844°N 121.844161333°W / 37.111011844; -121.844161333[1]
Naming
English translation	Dark Hill
Language of name	Spanish
Geography
Loma Prieta Peak Santa Clara County, California, U.S. Show map of California Loma Prieta Peak Loma Prieta Peak (the United States) Show map of the United States
Parent range	Santa Cruz Mountains
Topo map	USGS Loma Prieta
Climbing
Easiest route	RoadAlexander Dallas Bache

Loma Prieta (from Spanish loma -hill, prieta -dark) is 3,790 feet (1,160 m) high and is the highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California.^[3]

Although the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was named for this mountain, the actual epicenter was five miles southwest of the peak, across the San Andreas fault, in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.

In the 19th century, the peak was called Mount Bache, a name given in honor of Alexander Dallas Bache; the name is no longer in use.^[4]

From 1955 to 2005, the mountain was the longtime site for the transmitter tower of San Jose television station KNTV. In September 2005, it moved its transmitter 83 kilometres (52 mi) northwest to San Bruno Mountain after it became the Bay Area's NBC affiliate.