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23-611: Monte Bello , Italian for beautiful mountain , can refer to: Monte Bello Open Space Preserve in California, part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District A wine label of Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello (Guayaquil) , a neighborhood of Guayaquil , Ecuador Monte Bello, a barangay in Kananga, Leyte , The Philippines Monte Bellos,

46-608: A homestead in Western Australia Monte Bello seahorse ( Hippocampus montebelloensis ) Monte Bello Ridge , an alternate name for Black Mountain in Santa Clara County, California See also [ edit ] Montebello (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Monte Bello . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

69-494: A backpack camp. The preserve contains about 15.5 miles (24.9 km) of hiking trails , including some that are wheelchair accessible. The Canyon Trail leads through a grove of English walnuts from the Preserve entrance on Page Mill Road, to a sag pond formed by faults and fed by a spring on Monte Bello Ridge. The Stevens Creek Nature Trail, with a self-guided 3-mile (4.8 km) loop with interpretation, which descends into

92-633: A stained-glass workshop, and a food store selling bulk items. Commune members grew their own food in gardens, engaged in artistic pursuits, and gathered for holiday dinners and celebrations. Evidence of a large historic Coast Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii ) forest includes the "Skid Road Trail", which was once traversed by 19th-century loggers who used oxen to drag huge firs and smaller Tanbark oak ( Lithocarpus densiflorus ) trees along "skids" which were flat-topped logs doused with water to reduce friction. Today, seedlings sown by second growth Douglas-fir forest can be seen advancing up into

115-647: A wide variety of owl species, including great horned, barn, pygmy, long-eared, western screech, and northern saw-whet. Secretive Virginia rails ( Rallus limicola ) inhabit the sag pond at the beginning of the Canyon Trail. The Preserve connects upper Stevens Creek County Park with Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve , Los Trancos Open Space Preserve , and Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve , enabling many different long hike combinations. Monte Bello boasts grassland, Douglas fir, live oak, and California bay forests, an excellent riparian corridor, great views, and

138-441: Is shade tolerant and benefits from disturbances . It is susceptible to wildfire and wounds that are exploited by rot fungi. It is one of the species most seriously affected by the disease "sudden oak death" ( Phytophthora ramorum ), with high mortality reported over much of the species' range. Fine hairs on the young leaves and twigs discourage deer from eating them. Various animals, including squirrels , deer, and bears, eat

161-426: Is an acorn 2–3 cm ( 3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4  in) long and 2 cm in diameter, very similar to an oak acorn , but with a very hard, woody nut shell more like a hazel nut. The nut sits in a cup during its 18-month maturation; the outside surface of the cup is rough with short spines. The nuts are produced in clusters of a few together on a single stem. Currently, the largest known tanoak specimen

184-607: Is an example of convergent morphological evolution. While related to oaks (as well as chestnuts ), the name is written as 'tanoak' because it is not a true oak. It is native to the far western United States , found in southwest Oregon and in California as far south as the Transverse Ranges and east in the Sierra Nevada . It grows from sea level to elevations of 1,200 m (3,900 ft). Tanoak

207-454: Is more usual, and can have a trunk diameter of 60–190 centimeters (24–75 inches). The bark is fissured, and ranges from gray to brown. The leaves are alternate, 8–13 cm (3–5 in), with toothed margins and a hard, leathery texture. At first they are covered in dense orange-brown scurfy hairs on both sides, which wear off over time, more slowly on the underside of the leaf. The leaves will persist for three to four years. The seed

230-777: Is on private timberland near the town of Ophir, Oregon . It has a circumference of 7.9 m (26 ft), is about 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) in diameter at breast height , and is 37 m (121 ft) tall with an average crown spread of 17 m (56 ft). Members of populations in interior California (in the northern Sierra Nevada ) and the Klamath Mountains in southwest Oregon are smaller, rarely exceeding 3 m (9 ft 10 in) in height and often shrubby, with smaller leaves, 4–7 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 4  in) long; these are separated as "dwarf tanoak", Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides . The variety intergrades with

253-511: The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) from Stanford in 1975, a commune of about 100 people, called "The Land" were evicted. The Land lived along the Canyon Trail from Page Mill Road to Indian Creek and built a variety of dwellings on platforms scattered amongst the oak woodlands and secluded canyons. A large ranch building was used as a central dining hall, and maintained a woodworking shop,

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276-610: The Palo Alto Times and a Trustee of Stanford University , bought the Black Mountain Ranch property in 1940. "Nature in the raw" is what led Mr. Morell to buy Black Mountain Ranch, according to his essay, "History of Black Mountain and Monte Bello Ridge," written in 1959. Morell donated the land comprising the former Johnson, Winship, Morell ranches to Stanford University. When the preserve lands were acquired by

299-524: The tanoak or tanbark-oak , is a broadleaf tree in the family Fagaceae , and the type species of the genus Notholithocarpus . It is native to the far western United States , particularly Oregon and California . It ranges from 15–40 meters (49–131 feet) in height, with a trunk diameter of 60–190 centimeters (24–75 inches). It can reach 40 meters (130 feet) tall in the California Coast Ranges , though 15–25 m (49–82 ft)

322-455: The acorns and eat them. Roasted, the seeds can be used as a coffee substitute. Samuel Thayer reports that despite their bitterness they are easy to dry, grind, and leach and produce a better-tasting flour than do acorns of oaks in the Quercus genus that he has processed. The name tanoak refers to its tannin-rich bark, a type of tanbark , used in the past for tanning leather before

345-467: The forested canyon, continues along the creek, and heads back up through grasslands. The Black Mountain Backpack Camp, the only campsite on Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District lands, provides visitors with a camping experience just one half-hour away by car from the cities below. The camp is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) hike from Page Mill Road, including a 500-foot (150 m) uphill climb from

368-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monte_Bello&oldid=634586598 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Monte Bello Open Space Preserve After extensive logging operations in

391-591: The nineteenth century, Italian farmers and winemakers settled on the flanks of Montebello Ridge. Dairies in the Santa Cruz Mountains supplied much of the milk for San Francisco and the San Francisco Peninsula . There was a large dairy near what is now the preserve's main parking area on Page Mill Road , and cattle freely grazed the slopes of Monte Bello Ridge. Ranch buildings dotted the landscape. George Morell, founding publisher of

414-437: The nuts. The nut kernel is very bitter, and is inedible for people without leaching . Some California Native Americans prefer this nut to those of many oak acorns because it stores well due to the comparatively high tannin content. The Concow tribe call the nut hä’-hä ( Konkow language ). The Hupa people use the acorns to make meal, from which they would make mush, bread, biscuits, pancakes, and cakes. They also roast

437-493: The parking lot. There are bathrooms but no potable water. A permit is required but this camp makes it possible to take a multi-day hike from the Santa Clara Valley to the coast. The Preserve features excellent mountain biking including a descent from the preserve's main entrance on Page Mill Road via the Canyon Trail to Stevens Creek Road and ultimately, Stevens Creek Reservoir . Alternatively several trails climb to

460-521: The preserve's grasslands in an example of forest succession. The preserve's grasslands include California poppy , checker mallow , purple owl's-clover , bluedicks , and blue-eyed grass . Large mammals in the preserve include coyote, bobcat, deer, badger and mountain lions. Common raptors include red-tailed hawks, northern harriers, and American kestrels, and less commonly, rough-legged hawks, prairie falcons, merlins, and golden eagles can be seen during fall and spring migratory seasons. Monte Bello hosts

483-625: The top of 2,800-foot (850 m) Black Mountain . The preserve's main entrance is on Page Mill Road, 7 miles (11 km) west of Highway 280 and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Skyline Boulevard. Parking is available for 45 cars. Additional parking is available at the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve parking area, located directly across Page Mill Road. 37°19′N 122°09′W  /  37.31°N 122.15°W  / 37.31; -122.15 Tanbark oak Notholithocarpus densiflorus , commonly known as

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506-473: The type in northwest California and southwest Oregon. Tanoak grows as a shrub on serpentine soils . By 2008, the species was moved into a new genus, Notholithocarpus (from Lithocarpus ), based on multiple lines of evidence. It is most closely related to the north temperate oaks ( Quercus ) and not as closely related to the Asian tropical stone oaks ( Lithocarpus , where it was previously placed), but instead

529-427: The use of modern synthetic tannins. By 1907, the use of tanoak for tannin was subsiding due to the scarcity of large tanoak trees. There were not enough trees around for a worthwhile economic return. By the early 1960s, there were only a few natural tannin operations left in California. The industry was beginning to switch to a synthetic alternative. The tree's tannins has been used as an astringent. A mulch made from

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