Misplaced Pages

Beacon Hill (California)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is located in CaliforniaBeacon HillBeacon HillLocation in CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaBeacon Hill is located in the United StatesBeacon HillBeacon HillBeacon Hill (the United States)Show map of the United States
Highest point
Elevation1,019 ft (311 m) NAVD 88
Prominence377 ft (115 m)
Coordinates33°56′04″N 117°33′39″W / 33.934355964°N 117.560941261°W / 33.934355964; -117.560941261
Geography
LocationRiverside County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeTemescal Mountains
Topo map(s)USGS Corona North, CA
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeGranitic

Beacon Hill, formerly known as Chocolate Drop Mountain, is the tallest summit of a range of granite hills surrounding and running northeastward from Lake Norconian, at the extreme northwest of the Temescal Mountains, in Norco, California.

Rex Clark, owner of the Norconian Resort, sought to draw attention to his resort by building a 38-feet tall lighthouse with a powerful revolving light atop the hill. That beacon gave the name to that hill known today as Beacon Hill but once known as Chocolate Drop Mountain, near what is now the town center of Norco.

References

  1. ^ "Norco Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  2. ^ "Beacon Hill". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  3. A BRIEF HISTORY OF NORCO, CALIFORNIA, from norco.ca.us accessed November 17, 2013 Archived December 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine


Stub icon

This Riverside County, California-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: