Cerro Cabrillo
{{Short description|Mountain in Morro Bay State Park, California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cerro Cabrillo
| photo = Cabrillo Peak 1.jpg
| photo_caption = A picture of Cerro Cabrillo from Black Hill. A portion of Hollister Peak can be seen.
| elevation_ft = 914
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=30627 |name=Cerro Cabrillo, California |accessdate=2012-03-31}}
| location = San Luis Obispo County, California
| range = Santa Lucia Range
| coordinates = {{coord|35.352122356|N|120.815056678|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| coordinates_ref = {{cite ngs |pid=FV1655 |name=Rocky Butte SE of Black Hill |accessdate=2009-12-17}}
| topo = USGS Morro Bay South
| type = Volcanic plug
| age = 20 million years
}}
Cerro Cabrillo, also known locally as Cabrillo Peak, is a rocky mountain in eastern Morro Bay State Park, San Luis Obispo County, central California.
Geography
Image:summit of Cerro Cabrillo (Cerro Peak), Morro Bay, CA.jpg
Cerro Cabrillo is one of the Nine Sisters, a group of nine volcanic landmarks in the area. Others include Morro Rock and Hollister Peak. It is named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Spanish maritime explorer, who was sailing off the coast in 1542.
The rock outcrop, composed mostly of rhyodacite, is a volcanic plug formed when magma welled up underneath a layer of softer rock and solidified. The softer overlying rock has since eroded away, leaving a distinct, rugged shape.
{{cite web
|url=http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/ninesis.html
|title=The Nine Sisters of San Luis Obispo County
|publisher=Santa Lucia Chapter, Sierra Club
|accessdate=2009-07-01
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625183618/http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/ninesis.html
|archivedate=2009-06-25
}}
On its east face is a rock formation named Tiki Rock, because of its resemblance to a Polynesian Tiki carving.
Access
The slopes and peak of Cerro Cabrillo are popular with hikers and rock climbers, with trailheads in Morro Bay State Park.
Its slopes support many chaparral and coastal sage scrub wild flowers, such as Deer Weed (Acmispon glaber), Soap plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), and Chaparral checkerbloom (Sidalcea hickmanii).
{{wide image|Cerro Cabrillo Panorama.jpg|1250px|align-cap=center|View from the top of Cerro Cabrillo.}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite gnis |id=1660461 |name=Cerro Cabrillo}}
- [http://www.hikespeak.com/trails/cerro-cabrillo-morro-bay/ Hikespeak.com: "Cerro Cabrillo and Tiki Rock in Morro Bay State Park"] — with photos.
{{Nine Sisters}}
Category:Mountains of San Luis Obispo County, California
Category:Mountains of Southern California