Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park (Calif.)

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Name (Latin)
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park (Calif.)
Other forms of name
Pfeiffer Redwood State Park (Calif.)
Coordinates
-121.782 -121.782 36.2476 36.2476 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Parks California
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2083517
Library of congress: sh2001001159
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 00329953: California. Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park general plan, 1999.
  • Columbia Gazetteer 1998(Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park)
  • WWW USGS Calif., Feb. 9, 2001(Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Monterey Co.; variant: Pfeiffer Redwood State Park)

Wikipedia description:

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a state park in Monterey County, California, near the area of Big Sur on the state's Central Coast. It covers approximately 1,006 acres (407 ha) of land. The park is centered on the Big Sur River. It has been nicknamed a "mini Yosemite". A Redwood tree in the park nicknamed the Colonial Tree is estimated to be between 1,100 and 1,200 years old. Part of the natural area is old-growth forest and recognized by Old-Growth Forest Network.

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