Monument Peak is a

mountain peak A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used only for a ...

located southeast of Fremont and northeast of

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in the

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region of the

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Geography

The mountain is part of a ridge in the

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that includes

Mount Allison Mount Allison is a peak of the Diablo Range, located in the East Bay southeast of Fremont, California. Geography Mount Allison is part of a ridge that also includes Mission Peak and Monument Peak. Unlike those other two peaks, Mount Allison ...

and

Mission Peak Mission Peak is a mountain peak located east of Fremont, California. It is the northern summit on a ridge that includes Mount Allison and Monument Peak. Mission Peak has symbolic importance, and is depicted on the logo of the City of Fremont. I ...

and forms part of the border between

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and

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. The summit of Monument Peak lies just within the southern boundary of

Mission Peak Regional Preserve Mission Peak is a mountain peak located east of Fremont, California. It is the northern summit on a ridge that includes Mount Allison and Monument Peak. Mission Peak has symbolic importance, and is depicted on the logo of the City of Fremont. ...

and can be reached from the south via trails originating in Ed R. Levin County Park or from the north via the

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Antenna

Built on July 1, 1988, an antenna on Monument Peak broadcasts channels 36 (

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) and 54 (

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) until January 17, 2018. It is a free-standing structure 605.2 feet (184.4 meters) above ground level. In the image above, the Monument Peak antenna is the tallest one seen (far right). The peak is the point directly right of the antenna. The antenna to the far left is on

Other Monument Peaks

There are other Monument Peaks in California: *Monument Peak in El Dorado County, near the city of South Lake Tahoe. 10067ft in elevation.

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operates on the slopes of this mountain. *Monument Peak in Riverside County, in the

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. *Monument Peak in San Diego County, 6,200 ft. in elevation. *Monument Peak in San Bernardino County, a distinctive spire 2379 ft. in elevation, the northernmost point on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.

References

External links

* Diablo Range Mountains of Alameda County, California Mountains of Santa Clara County, California Milpitas, California Mountains of the San Francisco Bay Area Mountains of Northern California {{SantaClaraCountyCA-geo-stub