Irish Hills (California)

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Irish Hills
Irish Hills is located in California
Irish Hills
Irish Hills
Irish Hills,
the Central Coast region of California[1]
Highest point
Elevation425 m (1,394 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionCalifornia Coast Ranges
DistrictSan Luis Obispo County
Range coordinates35°14′15.910″N 120°46′49.635″W / 35.23775278°N 120.78045417°W / 35.23775278; -120.78045417
Topo mapUSGS Port San Luis

The Irish Hills are a low mountain range of the southern outer California Coast Ranges in western San Luis Obispo County, California, and the state's Central Coast region.[1][2]

It rises between San Luis Obispo and the Pacific Ocean, south of Los Osos Valley Road to Morro Bay.

Ecology[edit]

The hills support seasonally verdant non-native grasslands, with native chaparral and oak woodland habitats,

Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve lies on the northwestern slope, near the community of Los Osos.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Irish Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Google Books; "Seismotectonics of the Central California Coast Ranges", edited by Ina B. Alterman, Richard B. McMullen, Lloyd S. Cluff, D. Burton Slemmons.
Irish Hills in spring, looking east