Sandstone Peak
Sandstone Peak | |
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Mount Allen | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,114 ft (949 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 2,201 ft (671 m)[1] |
Isolation | 21.37 mi (34.39 km) |
Coordinates | 34°07′13″N 118°55′55″W / 34.120314°N 118.93198°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | class 2 |
Sandstone Peak, also known as Mount Allen, is a mountain in
Channel Islands
.
Background
The peak separates the drier inland valley from the coast facing side with higher humidity.Backbone Trail. The mountain is highly popular with climbers, hikers, campers, and photographers.[5]
The
Camp Circle X and other Boy Scout camps. He served as president of the Los Angeles Area Council.[6] The board denied the request because of a long-standing policy not to approve a geographic name in commemoration of a living person.[7] The land is now known as the Circle X Ranch, a park unit located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
.
Gallery
See also
- Santa Monica Mountains
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- List of highest points in California by county
- Backbone Trail
- Chumash people
References
- ^ a b "Sandstone Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Sandstone Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ISBN 978-0942568288.
- ^ Citygate Associates, Inc. (23 October 2019). "Appendix A". DRAFT: Woolsey Fire After Action Report (Report). County of Los Angeles. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Sandstone Peak - Sierradescents.com Hiking". Seirradescents.com - The Santa Monicas. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Petition to rename mountain". 1 September 1981. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Letter denying petition". 10 May 1965. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External links
- "Sandstone Peak (Mt. Allen)". SummitPost.org.
- "Mishe Mokwa Trail". SummitPost.org.