San Simeon, California
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San Simeon (ZIP Code: 93452; area code 805) is an unincorporated settlement on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. Its position along State Route 1 is approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, each of those cities being roughly 230 mi (370 km) away. A key feature of the area is Hearst Castle, a hilltop mansion built by William Randolph Hearst in the early 20th century that is now a tourist attraction. Prehistorically the local area was inhabited by the Chumash people, who settled the coastal San Luis Obispo area approximately 10,000 to 11,000 BC, including a large village to the South of San Simeon at Morro Creek.[1]
[edit] Geology
San Simeon also refers to some geologic structures of the local area, particularly elements of the coastal Jurassic Age landforms and ophiolite mineral formations of this region.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2008) Morro Creek, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham [1]
- ^ James E. Wright, John W. Shervais (2008) Ophiolites, Arcs, and Batholiths: A Tribute to Cliff Hopson, Geological Society of America, ISBN 0813724384, 572 pages
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Coordinates: 35°38′38″N 121°11′23″W / 35.64389°N 121.18972°W
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