Geography
The 1,084 acre parcel is located west of Cañada Road and east of Skyline Boulevard on the eastern slope of Kings Mountain (at 2,090 feet (640 m) the second highest point in San Mateo County) on the Sierra Morena portion of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Phleger Estate lies between San Mateo County’s Huddart Park to the south and Filoli to the north on the San Francisco Peninsula. This area was once a portion of Rancho Cañada de Raymundo which was aggressively logged during the nineteenth century. After entering the estate from Cañada and Edgewood Roads, Phleger Road immediately crosses the south fork of Laguna Creek which flows north to Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir. Higher up the slope three minor tributaries flow into West Union Creek, which travels southeast to Adobe Corner in the town of Woodside where it joins Bear Gulch Creek, which in turn flows to San Francisquito Creek and ultimately, San Francisco Bay..
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