The Montezuma Hills comprise a small range of low-elevation hills at the northern banks of the Sacramento River Delta in Solano County, California. The Montezuma Hills are bounded by the Sacramento River on the south and east; the Montezuma Slough on the west and roughly by California State Route 12 on the north. The peaks of these rolling hills vary in height from about 164 to 279 feet.
The hills are known for their exceptional wind energy resource potential which has made them the site of the rapidly expanding Shiloh Wind Power Plant, a wind farm that now comprises hundreds of wind turbines, with another 88 pending approval1. Rio Vista is the nearest city, while Travis Air Force Base is about 10 miles northwest of the Montezuma Hills. An animal rescue center for former zoo/show tigers and lions, Wildlife Companions, has its sanctuary there.
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