Chumash Peak

Chumash Peak
Chumash Peak is the middle of the three peaks.
Elevation	1,268 ft (386 m) NGVD 29[1]
Location
Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Range	Santa Lucia Range
Coordinates	35°18′30″N 120°42′23″W / 35.30827°N 120.70632°W / 35.30827; -120.70632Coordinates: 35°18′30″N 120°42′23″W / 35.30827°N 120.70632°W / 35.30827; -120.70632 [1]
Topo map	USGS San Luis Obispo
Geology
Type	Volcanic plug
Age of rock	20 million years
Volcanic arc/belt	Nine Sisters

Chumash Peak is a 1,257 ft (383 m) hill in San Luis Obispo, California. The peak is the sixth in a series of volcanic plugs known as the Nine Sisters. In 1964 the hill was named in recognition of the Chumash Indians who lived in the area due to efforts by Louisiana Dart, curator of the San Luis Obispo County Museum.^[2] Access to the peak is currently unavailable.^[3]

The peak was recently quarried for the foundations of new Cuesta College buildings.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} USGS. San Luis Obispo quadrangle, California (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=35.30827&lon=-120.70632&datum=nad83&zoom=4&size=l. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
2. ^ "The Nine Sisters of San Luis Obispo County". Santa Lucia Chapter, Sierra Club. http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/ninesis.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
3. ^ "Chumash Peak". Climbing SLO. http://www.climbingslo.org/?q=node/205. Retrieved 2006-05-20. 
4. ^ "Nine Peaks". MorroBay.com. http://www.morrobay.com/whattodo/ninepeaks/. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 

External links

• "Chumash Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:255474. Retrieved 2009-12-20.