Canyon, California
Canyon | |
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Canyon Location in California Canyon Canyon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′02″N 122°09′54.1″W / 37.83389°N 122.165028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Tim Grayson (D) |
| • State Assembly | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) |
| • U.S. House | Mark DeSaulnier |
| • Contra Costa County Supervisor (District 4) | Ken Carlson |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 208 |
| GNIS ID | 255912 |
| FIPS code | 06-10830 |
Canyon, formerly known as Sequoya or Sequoia Canyon, Elkhorn, and The Redwoods, is an unincorporated community located near the border of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, in the U.S. state of California. It is situated between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area. Canyon resides on the Spanish land-grant tract named Laguna de los Palos Colorados (Lake of the Red Trees). The community is named for its location in the upper canyon of San Leandro Creek along the eastern slope of the Berkeley Hills. Canyon lies at an elevation of 1138 feet (347 m).
The community is mainly traversed by Pinehurst Road and Canyon Road. The homes of the community are nestled amongst the steep, narrow private roads and footpaths that extend from the redwood groves and ferns along the creek, through the mixed live oak, bay, and madrone forests on the steep hillsides, up to the chaparral and knobcone pines that grow along the ridge.