| Founded | 1946 |
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| Location | Ojai, California |
| Motto | Our mission is to Preserve and Enhance Meher Mount as a universal center open to all for inspiration, education, recreation, ecology, and humanitarian service. |
| Website | mehermount.com |
Meher Mount is a spiritual center in Ojai, California that is dedicated to Meher Baba.
It consists of 170 acres (69 ha) of dense woodland and open fields on Sulphur Mountain in Ojai, California, about 80 miles (130 km) north of Los Angeles. At 2,600 feet (790 m) above the Pacific Ocean, it enjoys a 360-degree view, including the nearby peak of Topatopa Bluff, the Channel Islands, Los Padres National Forest, and the Ojai Valley.
Meher Mount is a center left in trust to the Meher Mount Corporation by Agnes Baron, who was one of the original people to find the property in 1946 at the request of Meher Baba. He visited Meher Mount on August 2, 1956. Today, it is a universal center open to all for inspiration, education, and work programs in agriculture, ecology, and humanitarian service.[1] There are opportunities for day visits, group events, and individual retreats as well as resident work programs.
Meher Mount provides opportunities for viewing birds and wildlife. Deer, bobcat and fox can be seen regularly, roaming freely in their natural habitat. On occasion, coyote, mule deer, mountain lion and bear have also been sighted.[2] When Avatar Meher Baba visited Meher Mount, he remarked, "Go out and see the view and try to love God through nature."[3]
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