Roca Consag (Consag Rock) is a granitic (or more precisely,
dacitic
Dacite () is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides. It has a fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite ...
) outcrop located in the northern
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Bermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja Ca ...
about 22 miles ENE of the town of
San Felipe. The outcrop stands about 286 feet above the sea, and is named for the
Jesuit
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missionary
Ferdinand Konščak
Fernando Consag, known in his native Croatian as Ferdinand Konščak (December 2, 1703 – September 10, 1759), was a Croatian Jesuit missionary, explorer and cartographer, who spent most of his life in Mexico, in Baja California.
Education
Con ...
who was active in the early exploration and missionary work in
Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
. The ruins of an abandoned lighthouse can be seen on the west side of the outcrop.
[http://www.mexfish.com/rkyp/rkyp/af000823/af000823.htm Beyond Roca Consag:
A "Different" Trip To Puerto Peñasco, mexfish.com, photo] The waters in the vicinity of the Roca Consag are a popular fishing area and also favored for spotting whales and porpoises.
References
Best Places Baja, by Lori Makabe, 2002, p.115
Geology of Mexico
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