Gaviota Peak is a summit in the
Santa Ynez Mountains in
Santa Barbara County,
California. It is located west of
Santa Barbara, east of
Point Conception and from the Pacific Ocean.
Gaviota Grade is the most formidable in length and elevation change along U.S. Route 101 in Southern California.
Background
The Gaviota Peak Fire Road trail starts near the junction of
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as (The Royal Roa ...
and
California State Route 1
State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S. state of California. At , it is the longest state route in California, and the second-longest in the US after Monta ...
, in
Gaviota State Park, and ends on the summit in the
Los Padres National Forest. The trail passes Gaviota Hot Springs, and offers views of the
Santa Ynez Mountains, Lompoc Valley, the Pacific Ocean and the
Channel Islands.
See also
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Gaviota Tunnel
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Gaviota, California
References
External links
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Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest
Mountains of Santa Barbara County, California
Mountains of Southern California
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