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The natural surroundings of the ranch include the 4,600-foot Palo Escrito Peak in the Sierra de Salinas range, according to a map provided by California Outdoor Properties showing the property line.
These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to free leases.
Rancho del Cielo is a ranch located atop the Santa Ynez Mountain range northwest of Santa Barbara, California. For more than 20 years, it was the vacation home of Ronald and Nancy Reagan . The 688-acre (278 ha) ranch's Spanish name translates to Sky's Ranch or Heaven's Ranch in English.
The Robert Taylor Ranch is a ranch located on Mandeville Canyon Road, in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, California. The ranch was built in 1956 for Waite Phillips and designed by architect Robert Byrd. [1] It is about 112 acres (0.45 km 2) large, with more than 20,000 square feet of living space. [1]
In 1963, the family put the vast ranch property up for sale. An initial sale of 5,500 acres (22 km 2) in 1963 fell through, [14] [15] [16] but the ranch was eventually sold off and developed into the housing tracts and commercial and industrial centers. [17] [18] The Camarillo family retained about 100 acres (0.40 km 2), including the old ranch ...
Newcomb's Ranch is a roadhouse [1] at 5,340 feet (1,630 m) in elevation in the Angeles National Forest, near Los Angeles, California.It is the only private property along the Angeles Crest Highway [1] and is very popular with motorcyclists and is called "the informal headquarters for riders" by the Los Angeles Magazine and "one of Southern California's most famous Rickey Racer Roadhouses" by ...
A number of ranchos remained in whole or in part in the sliver of territory of Alta California left to Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which then became part of Baja California. Rancho Tía Juana (partially in San Diego County, California) lost its claim to title to its land in San Diego County but the balance of the rancho was ...
The El Sur Ranch, located on the Big Sur coast of California, has been continuously operated as a cattle ranch since 1834. The approximately 7,100 acres (2,873 ha) ranch straddles Highway 1 for 6 miles (9.7 km) from the mouth of the Little Sur River to the mouth of the Big Sur River and Andrew Molera State Park .