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5 sty 2010 · Ancient Industry in Calaveras County, California. A collection of over 350 circular basins ground into a granite terrace. Each is over a yard in diameter and several feet deep. These basins are near several salt water spring sources.
The park covers 6,000 acres (2,428 ha) on the coast of Northern California, with 20 miles (32 km) of hiking trails and over 6 miles (9.7 km) of a rough rocky coastline including Salt Point which protrudes into the Pacific Ocean. The park also features the first underwater preserves in California.
And it’s not one but three great Alesias that I found, each one perfectly aligned on a Salt Line running exactly 32 Megalithic degrees from the Jordan (the central Alesia rising precisely at the midpoint between the other two!).
SMorro Bay State Park and Montaña de Oro State Park are renowned for their spectacular scenery produced over millions of years by volcanic activity, plate tectonic interactions (subduction and collision), and erosion to shape this unique landscape. Marine terraces are evidence of regional uplift.
Geo Gems provides in-depth site-specific geological information to park interpretive staff for use in interpretive programs and publications, as well as to the general public, park visitors, teachers and students of geology.
Salt Point State Park is named for the cliffs and crevices where salt from ocean water crystallizes in sandstone depressions. The native Kashaya Pomo gathered salt here for centuries. Salt crystallization is part of a unique and beautiful type of weathering
With regard to significant historic properties (post-1769), the following is a suggested list of themes in California history that are recognized as cultural resource deficiencies in the State Park System: Transportation (e.g., trails, roads, highways, maritime, and riverine)
