Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve

Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
A flowering meadow dotted with poppies and lupine in spring, Russian Ridge, Silicon Valley, CA, USA
Map showing the location of Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Map showing the location of Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Map showing the location of Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Map showing the location of Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
LocationSan Mateo County, California, USA
Nearest cityRedwood City, California
Coordinates37°18′47″N 122°12′53″W / 37.31306°N 122.21472°W / 37.31306; -122.21472
Area3,137 acres (12.69 km2)
Established1978
Governing bodyMidpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve is a regional park located in the Santa Cruz Mountains in San Mateo County, California along the San Francisco Peninsula. Its 3,137 acres (1,269 ha) and 10.4 miles (16.7 km) of trails are managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.[1]

Description

The preserve consists of both dense forest and open meadows, and common activities in the preserve consist of hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Its highest point is Borel Hill (2,572 feet or 784 metres) with views extending east across the San Francisco Bay from San Jose to San Francisco, and west to the Pacific Ocean.

Looking west from the Ancient Oaks Trail in the park

Flora

Poppies and lupines are the primary flowers that dominate the green, lush rolling meadows in the spring to early summer, but in the late summer the hills turn gold and are covered with flowers such as the cluster-lily, gumweed, mule's ear, and farewell to spring. In shaded areas, one can expect to see thimbleberry and a variety of ferns growing.

Fauna

Several animals can be found on the preserve including coyote, bobcat, bats, California newts and birds such as the American kestrel and northern harrier.

Climate

Climate data for Skyline Ridge, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 78
(26) 		79
(26) 		81
(27) 		87
(31) 		93
(34) 		98
(37) 		109
(43) 		98
(37) 		104
(40) 		95
(35) 		86
(30) 		76
(24) 		109
(43)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 67
(19) 		68
(20) 		72
(22) 		79
(26) 		85
(29) 		92
(33) 		95
(35) 		93
(34) 		93
(34) 		86
(30) 		75
(24) 		66
(19) 		102
(39)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 53.4
(11.9) 		53.8
(12.1) 		56.9
(13.8) 		60.5
(15.8) 		66.1
(18.9) 		73.9
(23.3) 		80.0
(26.7) 		79.6
(26.4) 		77.5
(25.3) 		69.5
(20.8) 		59.1
(15.1) 		52.4
(11.3) 		65.2
(18.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 47.1
(8.4) 		46.9
(8.3) 		48.8
(9.3) 		51.4
(10.8) 		56.6
(13.7) 		63.4
(17.4) 		69.4
(20.8) 		69.2
(20.7) 		67.3
(19.6) 		60.5
(15.8) 		51.8
(11.0) 		46.5
(8.1) 		56.6
(13.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 40.6
(4.8) 		39.9
(4.4) 		40.8
(4.9) 		42.3
(5.7) 		47.2
(8.4) 		52.9
(11.6) 		58.8
(14.9) 		58.8
(14.9) 		57.0
(13.9) 		51.5
(10.8) 		44.6
(7.0) 		40.4
(4.7) 		47.9
(8.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 29
(−2) 		31
(−1) 		32
(0) 		33
(1) 		38
(3) 		42
(6) 		45
(7) 		47
(8) 		45
(7) 		40
(4) 		35
(2) 		30
(−1) 		28
(−2)
Record low °F (°C) 22
(−6) 		27
(−3) 		23
(−5) 		25
(−4) 		33
(1) 		37
(3) 		41
(5) 		42
(6) 		39
(4) 		35
(2) 		28
(−2) 		18
(−8) 		18
(−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 8.45
(215) 		7.91
(201) 		5.43
(138) 		2.90
(74) 		1.20
(30) 		0.29
(7.4) 		0.04
(1.0) 		0.15
(3.8) 		0.24
(6.1) 		1.72
(44) 		4.25
(108) 		9.01
(229) 		41.59
(1,057.3)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.6
(1.5) 		1.1
(2.8) 		0.5
(1.3) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.4
(1.0) 		2.6
(6.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 13 12 13 8 3 1 1 1 2 4 9 12 79
Source: NOAA[2]

History

Russian Ridge is named after a Russian immigrant, Mr. Paskey, who leased a dairy farm here from the 1920s to 1950 from James "Sunny Jim" Rolph, Jr., then mayor of San Francisco and later California's 27th governor.

The district acquired the land starting in 1978 from later owners who had plans to develop it into subdivisions.[3]

Access

Parking for the preserve can be found in two parking lots — one lot as roadside parking on the northbound direction of Skyline Boulevard, the other, the Audrey C. Rust Commemorative Site, named after the former president of the Peninsula Open Space Trust, is located just off Alpine Road near the Alpine Road and Skyline Boulevard intersection.[4]

It can also be accessed through neighboring preserves, such as the Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve through the south-east end of the Ridge Trail (part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail system), as well as the Coal Creek Open Space Preserve, by crossing Skyline Boulevard from Coal Creek's Clouds Rest Trail to Russian Ridge's Ridge Trail.

References

  1. ^ Openspace.org - Your Preserves - Russian Ridge
  2. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Russian Ridge History".
  4. ^ Stienstra, Tom (10 April 2016). "Sunday Drive getaway: Mindego Hill". SFGate.

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