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The Mount Diablo Ranch, or Diablo Ranch, was successively owned by Robert Noble Burgess (b. 1878 - d. 1965), who founded the community of Diablo and built the mountain's first auto roads, and millionaire Walter Paul Frick (aka W. P. Frick, b. 1875 - d. 1937), who lived in Diablo and was important in the creation of the State Park in 1931 ...
It is the highest peak in Sedona, [4] and second-highest in the wilderness. [1] Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains to Oak Creek which is part of the Verde River watershed. [3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,400 feet (732 meters) above Oak Creek Canyon in one mile (1.6 km).
The Seven Sacred Pools are a group of small pools near Sedona, Arizona on the Soldier Pass Trail in the Coconino National Forest. They are easily accessible from the trail but are only available to be seen during certain times of the year, as the stream that feeds them is seasonal. The pools are carved into sandstone naturally.
Mount Diablo Creek is a 14.3-mile-long (23.0 km) [2] northwest-flowing stream originating on the north flank of Mount Diablo.Its dozen small tributaries gather near Clayton before flowing through Concord and the Concord Naval Weapons Station, ultimately ending in tidelands on the southern shore of Suisun Bay in Contra Costa County.
All of the connecting trails provide access to and from the Grand Canyon south rim, while the Bright Angel Trail and South Kaibab Trail both provide access to the Colorado River, and the north rim via the North Kaibab Trail. [1] At Garnet Canyon, the Tonto Trail officially ends, but a trail continues along the Colorado River to Elves Chasm.
In 1963, Fletcher walked the length of that portion of Grand Canyon contained within the 1963 boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. Although his route spans only a little more than one-third the length of Grand Canyon, Fletcher was only the second person to complete this section and the first to accomplish the feat "in one go" – as ...
CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to include the hiker’s full name. A 92-year-old man broke the world record as the oldest person to hike the Grand Canyon from rim-to-rim — and he did ...
Rose Hill Cemetery, Black Diamond Mines Rose Hill Cemetery, Black Diamond Mines Trail to a mine, Black Diamond Mines. The Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is a 6,000-acre (2,400 ha) park located north of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, California under the administration of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD). The district ...