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Gavilan Peak (other)
Gavilan Peak may mean: * Gavilán Peak (Southern California), in the Temescal Mountains, in Southern California. * Gavilán Peak (Arizona) * Fremont Peak (California), in the Gabilán Range in California. Previously called Gavilán Peak Gavilán, meaning sparrowhawk in Spanish, may refer to: People * Antonio Lara de Gavilán (1896–1978), Spanish graphic artist, editorial cartoonist and author of comic * Diego Gavilán (born 1980), Paraguayan football player * Giuliana Gavila ...
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Gavilán Peak (Southern California)
Gavilán, meaning sparrowhawk in Spanish, may refer to: People * Antonio Lara de Gavilán (1896–1978), Spanish graphic artist, editorial cartoonist and author of comic * Diego Gavilán (born 1980), Paraguayan football player * Giuliana Gavilan (born 1996), Argentine handball player * Jaime Gavilán (born 1985), Spanish football player * Kid Gavilán (1926–2003), Cuban former welterweight boxer * Marcelino Gavilán (1909–1999), Spanish horse rider Places * Galivan, California, United States * Gavilan Hills, a range in the Temescal Mountains in Riverside County, California * Gavilán Peak, now called Fremont Peak, in the Gavilan Hills * Gavilan Peak (other), a hill near Anthem, Arizona, north of Phoenix * Gavilan Plateau, in the Temescal Mountains Other uses * ''Gavilan'' (TV series), a 1982 TV series * Gavilan College, a community college located in Gilroy, California * Gavilán G358, a Colombian light utility transport aircraft of the 1990s * Gavilan SC, a ...
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Temescal Mountains
Temescal Mountains, also known as the Sierra Temescal ( Spanish for "sweat lodge range"), are one of the northernmost mountain ranges of the Peninsular Ranges in western Riverside County, in Southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 25 mi (40 km) southeast of the Santa Ana River east of the Elsinore Fault Zone to the Temecula Basin and form the western edge of the Perris Block. The Santa Ana Mountains lie to the west, the Elsinore Mountains to the south and the Perris Valley and Lakeview Mountains to the east. History The Temescal Mountains were originally named by the Spanish, Sierra Temescal, (perhaps from the nearby Rancho Temescal), a name which appears on the Rail Road Route survey map made by the U. S. Army Pacific Railroad Surveys in 1854–55. The Temescal Mountains are one of the northernmost of Peninsular Ranges of California, running from the south side of the Santa Anna River, southeast nearly parallel with the Sa ...
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Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban agglomeration in the United States. The region generally contains ten of California's 58 counties: Imperial County, California, Imperial, Kern County, California, Kern, Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles, Orange County, California, Orange, Riverside County, California, Riverside, San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino, San Diego County, California, San Diego, Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo County, California, San Luis Obispo and Ventura County, California, Ventura counties. The Colorado Desert and the Colorado River are located on Southern California's eastern border with Arizona, and San Bernardino County shares a border with Nevada to the northeast. Southern California's ...
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Gavilan Peak (Arizona)
Gavilan Peak is northwest of Daisy Mountain, north of Anthem, Arizona and southeast of New River, Arizona. Considering its steepness, it is climbed much less frequently than Daisy Mountain. It was named in the 1880s, when the U.S. Cavalry and the Apaches The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño an ... fought a battle in the area. The name means 'sparrow hawk' in Spanish and 'hawk' in Apache. References {{Mountains of Arizona Landforms of Maricopa County, Arizona Mountains of Arizona Mountains of Maricopa County, Arizona ...
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Fremont Peak (California)
Fremont Peak, historically known as Gabilán Peak, is a summit in the Gabilan Range, one of the mountain ranges paralleling California's central coast. The peak affords clear views of the Salinas Valley, Monterey Bay, the southern part of the Santa Clara Valley, and surrounding mountain ranges. It is located on Rocky Ridge, northeast of Salinas, California. The peak is the site of Fremont Peak State Park which was established with in 1936. Today the park has camping and picnic facilities, and is favored by astronomers for its clear views unsullied by artificial light. The Fremont Peak Observatory Association maintains a diameter f/4.8 Newtonian "Challenger" telescope which was built by telescope maker Kevin Medlock in the early 1980s. The peak is also the site of the transmitters for television stations such as KSBW and KCBA and for radio stations such as KDON-FM. History Previously called Gavilan Peak, it is now named for John C. Frémont, an American explorer and a Capt ...
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Gabilan Range
The Gabilan Range or Gabilán Range (Spanish for "sparrow hawk") are a mountain range in the inner California Coast Ranges System, located in Monterey County and San Benito County of central California. Pinnacles National Park is located in the southern section of the range. Geography The Gabilan Range trends in a northwest–southeast direction along the Monterey County and San Benito County line. It is bordered on the east by the Diablo Range, the San Andreas Fault, and State Route 25; and on the west by the Salinas Valley, Santa Lucia Range, and U.S. Route 101. The northern limit of the Gabilan Range lies just south of Pinecate Peak and San Juan Bautista, California. Fremont Peak, at in elevation, is the range's highest point. There are several other peaks also over in the range. History In Spanish, ''gavilán'' (gabilan is an older alternate rendering) means "sparrow hawk". Hawks, especially the red-tailed hawk, are common in the range. The Gabilan Mountains and othe ...
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