Mount Bielawski

Mount Bielawski
Mount Bielawski Location of Mount Bielawski in California
Elevation	3,234 ft (986 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,671 ft (509 m) [2]
Location
Location	Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, California, USA
Range	Santa Cruz Mountains
Coordinates	37°13′25″N 122°05′34″W / 37.2235816°N 122.092664297°W / 37.2235816; -122.092664297Coordinates: 37°13′25″N 122°05′34″W / 37.2235816°N 122.092664297°W / 37.2235816; -122.092664297[1]
Topo map	USGS Castle Rock Ridge

Mount Bielawski or Mount Bielewski (with an e instead of an a) is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, near the San Francisco Bay Area. The mountain rises to an elevation of 3,231 feet (985 m) just to the southwest of the Santa Cruz – Santa Clara county line and Highway 35.^[3] The summit is the highest point in Santa Cruz County. Some snow falls on the mountain during winter.^[4]

The mountain is named for Casimir Bielawski who was a chief draughtsman of the Surveyor General's office.^[5] It has, also, been called Mount McPherson.^[6] Duncan Mc Pherson owned 50 acres (20 ha) at the top of the mountain in the 1930s and 1940s.^[7]

See also

• List of highest points in California by county

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount McPherson". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=HT3273. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
2. ^ "Mount Bielewski, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1196. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
3. ^ USGS. Castle Rock Ridge quadrangle, California (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. http://www.topoquest.com/map-detail.php?usgs_cell_id=7603. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
4. ^ "Subsection 261Af – Santa Cruz Mountains". U.S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/261af.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
5. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 30. 
6. ^ "Mount Bielawski". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:219122. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
7. ^ "Mount Bielawski". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/207752. Retrieved 2011-05-07.