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At an iron gate with the words "Gracias San Antonio" is the start of the gravity hill section (on the western slope of Sonoma Mountain near the Fairfield Osborn Preserve). [ 250 ] coordinates: 38°20′32.5″N 122°37′13″W / 38.342361°N 122.62028°W / 38.342361; -122
The preserve is situated at elevations 1,350 to 2,300 feet (411 to 701 meters) above sea level and features a landscape riddled with basalt exposures that betray the volcanic prehistory of Sonoma County.
The Mystery Spot was the first "gravity-defying" tourist attraction in California and was the most prominent illusion-based tourist attraction in California in the mid-20th century. [20] It has been featured on BuzzFeed , and in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and other newspapers, comic strips, and travel blogs for decades.
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A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill, mystery hill, mystery spot, gravity road, or anti-gravity hill, is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces an illusion, making a slight downhill slope appear to be an uphill slope. Thus, a car left out of gear will appear to be rolling uphill against gravity. [1]
6 of the 50 highest county high points in the United States are in California. Mount Whitney , located in Inyo and Tulare counties, is the highest point in California as well as the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet (4,421 m).
The highest point of this range is Sonoma Mountain, elevation 2,287 ft (697 m). [4] Jack London State Historic Park, Crane Creek Regional Park, and the Fairfield Osborn Preserve are all on Sonoma Mountain. A number of threatened and endangered species are found in the Sonoma Mountains including the fragrant fritillary (Fritillaria liliacea).
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