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Irish Hills
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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.

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

Ecology

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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

  1. ^ "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


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