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Mountain in Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Arlington Peak
Easterly view of Arlington Peak from Skofield Park in Santa Barbara.
Highest point
Elevation3,258 ft (993 m)
Prominence75 ft (23 m)
Coordinates34°28′58″N 119°42′52″W / 34.48277°N 119.71458°W / 34.48277; -119.71458
Geography
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LocationSanta Barbara County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSanta Ynez Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Santa Barbara
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail

Arlington Peak is a 3,258-foot (993 m) high peak within the Santa Ynez Mountains located north of Santa Barbara, California, adjacent to the south of La Cumbre Peak and to the southeast of Cathedral Peak. The name of the peak purportedly originated in 1889 from the staff of the Arlington Hotel who referred to the area comprising the three peaks as The Arlington Crags. Arlington Peak was officially named in 2004 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

The peak is accessible via a 4.1-mile (7 km) "out and back" trail used for hiking and rock climbing, which is rated as difficult. There have been occasional incidents where hikers were injured and required evacuation.

Geology

Arlington Peak is primarily composed of Matilija Sandstone

References

  1. ^ "Arlington Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Arlington Peak". SummitPost.org. 2006.
  3. "Arlington Peak". Santa Barbara Outdoors. December 18, 2014.
  4. "The National Map Viewer". US Geological Survey. August 21, 2019.
  5. "Arlington Peak". San Francisco, California: AllTrails, LLC. 2021.
  6. "Injured Hiker Rescued on Arlington Peak". edhat Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California: edhat LLC. August 22, 2021.
  7. "Woman airlifted to hospital after suffering leg injury while hiking in Santa Barbara". KSBY News. San Luis Obispo, California: Scripps Media, Inc. February 27, 2021.
  8. Norris, Robert M. (2003). The geology and landscape of Santa Barbara County, California. Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-936494-35-2.


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