La Panza Canyon

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La Panza Canyon, is a valley in the La Panza Range in San Luis Obispo County, California. Its mouth is at an elevation of 1509 feet (460m). [1]

Valley Low area between hills, often with a river running through it.

A valley is a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it. In geology, a valley or dale is a depression that is longer than it is wide. The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys. Most valleys belong to one of these two main types or a mixture of them, at least with respect to the cross section of the slopes or hillsides.

La Panza Range

The La Panza Range is a mountain range in the Central Coast of California region in San Luis Obispo County, east of the small town of Santa Margarita. It is one of the California Coast Ranges and in the Los Padres National Forest.

San Luis Obispo County, California County in California, United States

San Luis Obispo County, officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county located in the southern region of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 269,637. The county seat is San Luis Obispo.

This canyon was the site of a gold strike and gold rush in 1878, that led to the founding of La Panza, California. [2]

La Panza, a populated place, formerly a gold boom town, in San Luis Obispo County, California. It lies in the La Panza Range at an elevation of 1880 feet (573m). La Panza derives from a Spanish word for paunch of beef, that Californio hunters used to lure bears. The location was recorded in 1828, with the name paraje la panza.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Panza Canyon
  2. Erwin Gustav Gudde, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, University of California Press, 1960, p.172

Coordinates: 35°22′20″N120°8′34″W / 35.37222°N 120.14278°W / 35.37222; -120.14278

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