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of Charlie Oaeyon and is the summit of an isolated, cone-shapedi:, steep
sided ridge; its crest 23% feet above sea level. Considerable

altitude is rapidly gained beyond the northern limits of' the map area'I'

ror exaraple the geographic points known as Sierra Pelona look0tJ.t, Red
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Mountain, and Jupiter Mom1tain are 4850 4047, and 4496 f'aet above sea
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level, :respectively"

Most. of ~• catVons and s.rro;ros are ruuTC'..t and steep sided~

specially in the north central put of the area 9 where the general.

"81:ief' :la high. Hare the backwear:lng ot slopes is slow in comp!ll"ison

to downward, vertical eutting,11 A badland topography is clearly- sham

in the same parts extensive mechanical diairrtegration of coe.rs,e sand-

stone an<! bouldery conglomerates has left an irregular d:i.strib-..ltion ot

more resistant bodies, which :ln general are most abundant on the top

of the hills.

Nort.h and northeast of Dry Canyon, the :relief is low; gently

rolling country characterisee a topography developed on an old series

of' rocks, known as Pelona schistat which eropout in this part of the area11

Here the Pelona schists form a tongue projected from the southern flank

of the Mona ant:1o11ne, a structural f'eature lay several miles to th/9

northeast.

Ver'I' narrow and winding pa.the along part of San Jrancisquito

Oanyon are presents the road 1n the ean,on bottom makes man:, sharp
turns in following the abrupt bends carved by San Franciaquito Creek.

The main direction of drainage is northeast-aouthwe=t•

During the wet season, usuall7 in .winter time, the main streams flow