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Nojoqui Falls (pronounced na-hoo-ui) is a seasonal waterfall in the Santa Barbara County, ... In December 2014 multiple landslides closed the trail to the falls. The ...
The Santa Ynez River flows through the valley from east to west. The Santa Ynez Valley is separated from the Los Alamos Valley, to the northwest, by the Purisima Hills, and from the Santa Maria Valley by the Solomon Hills. [3] [4] The Santa Rita Hills separate the Santa Ynez Valley from the Santa Rita and Lompoc Valleys to the west. [5] [6] [7]
Sedgwick Reserve is a 5,896-acre (2,386 ha) nature reserve in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.It is located in the San Rafael Mountains, 35 miles north of Santa Barbara near the town of Santa Ynez. [2]
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Pine Mountain and Zaka Lake Forest Reserve, (est. March 2, 1898) combined with Santa Ynez on December 22, 1903, to create Santa Barbara Forest Reserve; Santa Ynez Forest Reserve, (est. October 2, 1899) After the consolidation of the forests, the name Santa Barbara Forest was resented by residents of the other counties for being too closely ...
West of Buellton the Santa Ynez River flows between the Santa Rita Hills and Purisima Hills to the north and the Santa Rosa Hills to the south. It is joined by Santa Rosa Creek from the north and Salsipuedes Creek [11] from the south. Just west of Salsipuedes Creek the Santa Ynez River flows past the largest city in the valley, Lompoc.
The Santa Ynez Mountains were uplifted in Pliocene and Pleistocene time, [3] beginning about five million years ago, along the Santa Ynez Fault, a feature which is considered to be active. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] The left bend in the San Andreas Fault is proposed to have constrained northward moving lithosphere to cause uplift of the range. [ 2 ]
Santa Ynez, CA. Santa Ynez is located at 4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km 2), 99.86% of it land, and 0.14% of it covered by water. Santa Ynez is located about 40 miles (64 km) north of Santa Barbara, California, and is known for its world-class wineries.