Conejo Mountain

Conejo Mountain
Conejo Grade cuts through the Conejo Hills (the Conejo Mountains).
Conejo Grade cuts through the Conejo Hills (the Conejo Mountains).
Highest point
Elevation 1,814 ft (553 m)
Coordinates 34°11′18″N 118°59′4″W / 34.18833°N 118.98444°W / 34.18833; -118.98444Coordinates: 34°11′18″N 118°59′4″W / 34.18833°N 118.98444°W / 34.18833; -118.98444 
Geography
Location Camarillo, California
Topo map Camarillo East

Conejo Mountain is a 1,814 feet high[1] mountain in Camarillo, CA.[2][3] It is located by the Newbury Park border and may be reached from trails leading for instance from Pepper Tree Playfield[4] and Dos Vientos Community Park via Dos Vientos Open Space in southwestern Newbury Park.[5][6][7][8] Mining operations have been ongoing here since 1959 and most of the mountain is owned by the Pacific Rock mining operation. The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District and Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency have interest in administrating the area as protected open-space.[9]

The term is sometimes implied for the Conejo Mountain Range (the Conejo Hills or Conejo Mountains), which makes up the eastern, northern, and southeastern ridges along the Conejo Valley (the Santa Monica Mountains make up the valley’s southern edges).

The mountain was once a large volcano about 14 million years ago, but it has been extinct for millions of years. The mountain was also under sea-levels at one point.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ McKinney, John (2005). California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide. Wilderness Press. Page 322. ISBN 9780899973876.
  2. ↑ Niven, Paul R. (2009). Roadmaps and Revelations: Finding the Road to Business Success on Route 101. John Wiley & Sons. Page 167. ISBN 9780470180013.
  3. ↑ Gustafson, Robert and Philip Wilson Rundel (2005). Introduction to the plant life of southern California: coast to foothills. University of California Press. Page 279. ISBN 9780520236165.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Steve (2000). Rock Climbing Santa Barbara and Ventura. Globe Pequot. Page 47. ISBN 9781560446873.
  5. ↑ Stone, Robert (2011). Day Hikes Around Ventura County. Day Hike Books. Pages 178-180. ISBN 9781573420624.
  6. ↑ http://www.cosf.org/website/html/dos-vientos-6-mile-loop.html
  7. ↑ Murphy, Kelly (2012). Local Multi-Use Trails. Kelly Murphy. Page 88. ISBN 9781479165599.
  8. ↑ http://m.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2015-08-21/Sports/Make_sure_to_stop_and_smell_the_roses.html#.VtKP8pMrLVo
  9. ↑ http://www.toacorn.com/news/2017-03-02/Community/Conservancy_eyes_Conejo_Mountain.html
  10. ↑ Sprankling, Miriam (2002). Discovering the Story of The Conejo Valley. Newbury Park, CA: Conejo Valley Historical Society. Page 5. ISBN 0-9725233-0-8.
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