Pinnacles National Forest | |
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Location | San Benito County & Monterey County, California, USA |
Nearest city | Paicines, California |
Coordinates | 36°30′0″N 121°12′00″W / 36.50000°N 121.20000°W [1] |
Area | 14,108 acres (57.09 km2) [2] |
Created | July 18, 1906 |
Pinnacles National Forest was a United States National Forest in California. It was established as the Pinnacles Forest Reserve under the authority of the U.S. Forest Service by Presidential proclamation on July 18, 1906 [1] with 14,108 acres (57.09 km2). [2] It became a national forest on March 4, 1907 when all U.S. national forest reserves were redesignated as national forests by act of U.S. Congress. [3] On July 1, 1908, Pinnacles was added to Monterey National Forest by executive order, [4] and the name was discontinued. The lands currently exist in Los Padres National Forest and in Pinnacles National Park, proclaimed as Pinnacles National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. [2]
Pinnacles National Forest | |
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Location | San Benito County & Monterey County, California, USA |
Nearest city | Paicines, California |
Coordinates | 36°30′0″N 121°12′00″W / 36.50000°N 121.20000°W [1] |
Area | 14,108 acres (57.09 km2) [2] |
Created | July 18, 1906 |
Pinnacles National Forest was a United States National Forest in California. It was established as the Pinnacles Forest Reserve under the authority of the U.S. Forest Service by Presidential proclamation on July 18, 1906 [1] with 14,108 acres (57.09 km2). [2] It became a national forest on March 4, 1907 when all U.S. national forest reserves were redesignated as national forests by act of U.S. Congress. [3] On July 1, 1908, Pinnacles was added to Monterey National Forest by executive order, [4] and the name was discontinued. The lands currently exist in Los Padres National Forest and in Pinnacles National Park, proclaimed as Pinnacles National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. [2]