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Map Satellite Outcrops of the Tejon formation, coarse, yellow-brown concretionary sandstones, here form pinnacles over 30 meters (100 feet) high which constitute a prominent and picturesque feature of the landscape. The strata dip about 30° northeast and the surface slopes are coincident with the bedding planes. Water trickling from the surrounding rocks into a small basin forms the spring. In this area are the type localities of Clarkia tembloriensis and the rare Eriogonurn temblorense. It is probable that the endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizard, Crotaphytus silus, is found in the area. There are pictographs on some of the rocks and pottery fragments have been found here. Integrity: Aside from a storage tank and a dirt road, the owners have sought to preserve this area and restrict access. Use: Private Ref: Twisselmann, Ernest, 1967. A Flora of Kern County. University of San Francisco Press, San Francisco.
Arnold, Ralph and Harry R. Johnson, 1910. Preliminary Report of the McKittrick-Sunset Oil Region, Kern and San Luis Obispo Counties, California. United States Geol. Surv. Bull. 406, p. 39-105. May 1975
Inventory of California Natural Areas
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