Cerro Romauldo
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| Cerro Romauldo | |
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 Cerro Romauldo is in the bottom left corner. The National Guard base can be seen to the right of it. The photograph is looking northwest from the top of Bishop Peak. |
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| Elevation | 1,306 ft |
| Location | San Luis Obispo, California |
| Age of rock | 20 million years |
| Translation | Hill Romauldo (Spanish) |
Cerro Romauldo (elevation 1,306 ft) is a hill in San Luis Obispo, California. The hill is the fifth in a series of volcanic plugs called the Nine Sisters.
The hill is named after the Chumash Indian who received 117 acres of this land with a Mexican Land Grant. Romauldo called it Huerta de Romauldo which means Romauldo's kitchen garden or orchard in Spanish. He sold the land to Captain John Wilson in 1846.
In the 1890s, rock from Cerro Romauldo was used in the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad. [1]
Currently, Cerro Romauldo is owned by the State of California, and the land is used by the California National Guard for fitness training. Because of this, the hill is not currently open to the public. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ The Nine Sisters of San Luis Obispo County. Retrieved on 2006-05-03.
- ^ Climbing SLO. Retrieved on 2006-05-03.
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