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>Map >Satellite Spanish Lake lies atop a narrow mountain ridge a few kilometers east of the San Benito Mountain Natural Area and is a vernal pool on serpentine and sandstone outcrops. There are no streams feeding or emptying the pool.
Vegetation in the area includes a yellow pine forest, foothill woodland and chaparral. Lewisia rediviva is found here in some abundance.
Indian artifacts have been found in the area.
Integrity: There are some jeep trails in the area as well as mining prospects.
Use: Research, educational, light recreational. The soil is unstable and is subject to damage from off-road vehicles.
April 1975
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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