Big Sycamore Canyon
Boney Mountain and the Backbone Trail in Sycamore Canyon, Newbury Park
.Big Sycamore Canyon, often shortened to Sycamore Canyon, is a major feature of
Boney Mountain State Wilderness Area.[2] The canyon begins on the north slope of Boney Mountain and heads north down the slope. The canyon then heads southwest past Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa to Sycamore Cove on the coastline.[1][3] The canyon in the park is one of the riparian woodlands along the California coast.[4][5] It contains a number of California sycamore trees.[4]
As a primary pathway through the
sycamore-lined canyon is close to numerous trailheads, including the Backbone Trail. Other nearby trails include the Satwiwa Loop, Mishe Mokwa, Overlook Trail, Lower Big Sycamore Trail, and Wood Canyon Trail.[8]
Big Sycamore Canyon was for thousands of years a popular trading route connecting the Conejo Valley to the Pacific Ocean through the
Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center located in the historic Satwiwa village site adjacent to Rancho Sierra Vista in southern Newbury Park.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b "Big Sycamore Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ISBN 9780897327817.
- ^ "Sycamore Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (N.R.A.), General Management Plan (GMP): Environmental Impact Statement. United States: n.p., 1982.
- ^ National Park Service Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - Riparian Woodlands. U.S. National Park Service
- ISBN 9780938665182.
- ISBN 9781612381633.
- ISBN 9780762755769.
- ^ "Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa". National Park Service.
- ISBN 9780312335441.
- ^ "Lamountains".
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