Sunnyvale is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County in the U.S. state of California.
Downtown Sunnyvale
Lupe Yñigo was granted Rancho Posolmi in 1844, covering the northern part of Sunnyvale and Mountain View.
Libby Water Tower, a heritage landmark in Sunnyvale
Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum
The Santa Clara Valley is a geologic trough in Northern California that extends 90 miles (140 km) south–southeast from San Francisco to Hollister. The longitudinal valley is bordered on the west by the Santa Cruz Mountains and on the east by the Diablo Range; the two coastal ranges meet south of Hollister. The San Francisco Bay borders the valley to the north, and fills much of the northern third of the valley. The valley floor is an alluvial plain that formed in the graben between the San Andreas Fault to the west and the Hayward and Calaveras faults to the east.
Within the valley and surrounding the bay on three sides are the urban communities of San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, and Alameda County, while the narrow southern reaches of the valley extend into rural San Benito County to Hollister. In practical terms, the central portion of the Santa Clara Valley is often considered by itself, contained entirely within Santa Clara County.
Image: SJ skyline at night horizontal
Image: Stanford University Main Quad May 2011 001 (cropped)
Image: Friday May 10, 130 365 (8761584621)
Image: Almaden Lake Park 1.2 (cropped)
