Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
iucn_category =


caption = A view of the park beach
locator_x =
locator_y =
location = Monterey County, California, USA
nearest_city = Monterey
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 10
lat_seconds = 15
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 121
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 23
long_direction = W
area = convert|3762.16|acre|km2
established = 1962
governing_body = California State Parks

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is a state-protected park in Big Sur, located in Monterey County, California. The park is administered and maintained by California State Parks. It is located convert|37|mi|km south of Carmel and covers over convert|3000|acre|km2 of land. A main feature of the park is McWay Falls, which drops over a cliff 80 feet (24.4 m) into the Pacific Ocean. The park is named after Julia Pfeiffer Burns, a respected resident and rancher in the Big Sur region in the early 20th century, who lived in the area for much of her life until her death in 1928.

Location and history

The park is located on land that was originally called the Saddle Rock Ranch, because of the rock formation that resembles a saddle in McWay Cove. Christopher McWay and his wife Rachel originally settled the area in the late 19th century. The land passed through several owners until former U.S. House Representative Lathrop Brown and his wife Helen acquired it in 1924. The Browns constructed an elaborate stone house in McWay Cove, one of the first electrified dwellings in Big Sur, powered by the McWay stream. They befriended Julia Pfeiffer-Burns, a local resident, and dedicated the property to her memory in their 1961 bequest to the State of California. The house was torn down as the Browns requested in their will, but some of the walls and fragments of stone staircases remain. [Henson, Paul and Usner, Donald. "The Natural History of Big Sur" 1993, University of California Press; Berkeley, California; pp. 328-29]

References

ee also

*Big Sur
*List of California state parks

External links

* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=578 Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park official website]
* [http://montereybay.noaa.gov/visitor/access/jPheiffer.html NOAA Information]
* [http://www.trailspotting.com/2007/11/julia-pfeiffer-burns-state-park.html Trailspotting: Hiking Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park] Hike description & photos

Further reading

Verduin, Pamela and Ulrich, Larry. "Big Sur to Big Basin: California's Dramatic Central Coast" 1998. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0811819664


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park — McWay Fall im Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Der Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park ist ein State Park im Monterey County im US Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Er liegt 37 km südlich von Carmel am Big Sur genannten Küstenabschnitt und ist nicht mit dem 16 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park — Urwald im Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Der Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park ist ein State Park im Monterey County im US Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Der Park gilt als eine der Hauptattraktionen des Big Sur.[1] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Andrew Molera State Park — is a state park located in Monterey County, California, United States.Situated on land previously owned by the Molera ranching family, the park is named in commemoration of Andrew Molera (died 1931), who introduced the artichoke to California in… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry W. Coe State Park — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) Location Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties, California, USA Nearest …   Wikipedia

  • Navarro River Redwoods State Park — Redwood trees in Navarro River Redwoods State Park Navarro River Redwoods State Park is a state park in Mendocino County, California consisting of 660 acres (2.7 km2) of second growth redwood forest in a narrow stretch 11 miles (18 km)… …   Wikipedia

  • Montaña de Oro State Park — Location San Luis Obispo County, California …   Wikipedia

  • Mount San Jacinto State Park — Rock formation and trees seen from Round Valley trail in winter Mount San Jacinto State Park is in the San Jacinto Mountains, of the Peninsular Ranges system, in Riverside County, California. The park is close to both Greater Los Angeles and the… …   Wikipedia

  • D. L. Bliss State Park — is a California state park located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of the city of South Lake Tahoe. In 1929, the Duane Leroy Bliss family donated 744 acres (301 ha) to the state for the park. Rubicon …   Wikipedia

  • State Parks in Kalifornien — Dies ist die Liste der State Parks im US Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Im Juni 2009 gab es in Kalifornien 279 State Parks deren Unterhalt sich auf 143 Millionen US Dollar beläuft. 2008 konnten 80 Millionen State Park Besucher gezählt werden, die ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park — Further information: Rancho Cuyamaca Cuyamaca Rancho State Park West Mesa Trail in the Laguna Mountains, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Location …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”