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Encyclopedia > Cerro San Luis
Cerro San Luis

Cerro San Luis is in the top left.
Elevation 1,292 ft
Location San Luis Obispo, California
Age of rock 20 million years
Translation of name Hill Saint Louis (Spanish)

Cerro San Luis or San Luis Mountain is located in San Luis Obispo, California. It is part of the chain of peaks called the Nine Sisters. It is a popular spot for mountain biking and hiking, offering spectacular views and steep terrain. There is a wide dirt road traversing the mountain that leads to the peak. Right below the west side of the visible peak, there is a fairly large plateau with a large wooden stage on the east end. San Luis Obispo, California. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... San Luis Obispo, San Luis, or SLO (Spanish for ) is a city in California. ... // The geological time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. ... San Luis Obispo, San Luis, or SLO (Spanish for ) is a city in California. ...


History

Some time around 1900, an American Civil War veteran, G. W. Chandler, lived on the mountain and planted the lemons and oranges. The grove overlooks the city and is watered by two springs. Combatants Union (remaining U.S. states) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties KIA: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+  The... Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ... Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis and its fruit. ...


Activities

There are several trails on the mountain that are good for hiking, mountain biking, and jogging. There is a mountain biking trail that encircles the whole mountain about one third the way up and is accessible by turning left or right off of the fire road at a sharp switchback.


External links

  • Sierra Club entry on the Nine Sisters
The Nine Sisters of San Luis Obispo County, California
Morro RockBlack HillCabrillo PeakHollister PeakCerro RomauldoChumash PeakBishop PeakCerro San Luis • Islay Hill


 

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