| Cerro Romauldo | |
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Cerro Romauldo pictured 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 | 1,300 ft (396 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Translation | Romauldo Hill (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Location | San Luis Obispo, California |
| Range | Santa Lucia Range |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Topo map | San Luis Obispo |
| Geology | |
| Type | Volcanic plug |
| Age of rock | 20 million years |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Nine Sisters |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Not open to the public |
Cerro Romauldo is a 1,300 feet (396 m) hill in San Luis Obispo, California. The hill is the fifth in a series of volcanic plugs called the Nine Sisters. Until 1964 the hill was officially known as Romualdo Peak.[2]
The hill is named for a Chumash man who received the 117-acre (0.47 km2) Rancho Huerta de Romualdo Mexican land grant from Pío Pico, the last Mexican Governor of California. Huerta de Romauldo means Romauldo's kitchen garden or orchard in Spanish. He sold the land to Captain John Wilson in 1846.[3]
In the 1890s, rock from Cerro Romauldo was used in the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Cerro Romauldo is owned by the State of California, and is used by the California National Guard for fitness training.[4]
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