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Salmon Creek Falls (Tulare County, California)
Salmon Creek Falls is a 120-foot (36 meter) waterfall in the southern Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. The falls are located along California State Route 1 about northwest of Ragged Point (California), Ragged Point and lies within the Monterey Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest and Silver Peak Wilderness. Location The falls are located along California State Route 1 about northwest of Ragged Point, California, Ragged Point. The nearest settlement is the village of Gorda, California, Gorda, about northwest of the falls. Hydrology As Salmon Creek descends a canyon along the southwestern slope of the Santa Lucia Range, it produces a series of small cataracts over a distance of before reaching the head of the main falls. Here the water pools behind several large boulders. The creek then curves around the boulders before cascading down a steep cliff. A shallow pool is present at the base of the falls. From here, the creek continues southwest toward th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorda, California
Gorda (Spanish for "Fat") is a hamlet in Monterey County, California. It is located south of Cape San Martin, at an elevation of . It is one of the three small settlements of filling stations, restaurants, and motels located along State Route 1 on the Big Sur coast. The ZIP Code is 93920, but mail must be addressed to Big Sur, and the community is inside area code 805. History The fresh springs in Gorda were used by Native American tribes. The first Europeans arrived in 1878, when a stagecoach stop was built. The settlement expanded with the Gold Rush in nearby Manchester during the 1880s. A post office operated at Gorda from 1893 to 1923, moving in 1910. Government surveyor James M. Hill described the town in February, 1921 as "a small ranching settlement on the coast about midway between Monterey and San Luis Obispo." Road-side services include a small hotel and cottages, restaurant, gas station, deli, espresso bar, and convenience store. In 1979, the town attracted natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
