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Elevation: 500 ft
GPS: 35.36975, -120.86826
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Shared By: Kristin McNamara Horowitz on Mar 8, 2004 · Updates
Admins: andy patterson, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes
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This is the large rock (576') in the bay in Morro Bay. It used to be a lot larger, but one-half of Morro Rock was quarried to create the breakwater and the causeway that connects Morro Rock to the mainland, as Morro Rock was once an island. 1.5 million tons of dacite was removed. Though it sports many appealing lines, numerous climbers have been killed in the past, and it is a confirmed home to nesting peregrine falcons, making it off limits to climbers.

It is one of the Nine Sisters or the Morros (which include Morro Rock, Cabrillo Peak, Black Hill, Hollister Peak, Cerro Romauldo, Chumash Peak, Bishop Peak - 1559', San Luis Peak, and Ishlay Hill) that are a chain of volcanic mountains of San Luis Obispo County of Central California. The rock type is primarily dacite, a rock of volcanic origin.

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Drive north from San Luis Obispo on Highway 1, exit Morro Bay Blvd and head to the Embarcadero (due west). Follow the road and park at the base of the Rock. Look up. Do not climb.

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