Redrock, California

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Redrock
Former settlement
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Redrock
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°20′43″N117°58′13″W / 35.34528°N 117.97028°W / 35.34528; -117.97028 Coordinates: 35°20′43″N117°58′13″W / 35.34528°N 117.97028°W / 35.34528; -117.97028
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation [1] 2,277 ft (694 m)

Redrock is a former settlement in Kern County, California. [1]

It was located 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Cantil in the Mojave Desert, near present-day Red Rock Canyon State Park (California) [2] at an elevation of 2277 feet (694 m). [1]

Redrock still appeared on maps as of 1947. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redrock, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1095. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.