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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sisquoc Formation. The Sisquoc Formation is a sedimentary geologic unit widespread in Southern California, both on the coast and in mountains near the coast. Overlying the Monterey Formation, it is of upper Miocene and lower Pliocene age (from about 4 to 6 million years old). [5]
Lompoc (/ ˈ l ɒ m p oʊ k / LOM-poke; Chumashan Purisimeño: lumpo'o̥) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast , its population was 43,834 as of July 2021.
The Lompoc Oil Field is a large oil field in the Purisima Hills north of Lompoc, California, in Santa Barbara County. Discovered in 1903, two years after the discovery of the Orcutt Oil Field in the Solomon Hills, it is one of the oldest oil fields in northern Santa Barbara County, and one of the closest to exhaustion, reporting only 1.7 ...
Orcutt Oil Field. Coordinates: 34.8241°N 120.4059°W. Location of the Orcutt Oil Field in southern and central California. Other oil fields are shown in dark gray. The Orcutt Oil Field is a large oil field in the Solomon Hills south of Orcutt, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Discovered in 1901 by William Warren Orcutt, it ...
Santa Ynez groundstars have been rediscovered at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. This location is the only place known where the plant species exists.
The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush. [ 1] In 1898, the largest Pelton wheel for its time was built for the mine. [ 2][ 3] The North Star Mine Company also owned locations ...
The Well, Hill 4 is a California Historical Landmark in Lompoc, California 's Lompoc Oil Field in the Purisima Hills. The oil well is the first one to use pumping cement to aid in installing a shutoff valve. The well became a California State Historical Landmark No. 582 on May 1, 1957. The well is located at Unocal Corporation facility in the ...
La Purísima Mission is now part of the La Purísima Mission State Historic Park within the California State Parks System. Located outside Lompoc, California, the 1,934-acre (783 ha) park was established in 1935. [21] With a visitor center and guided tours, the historic park is maintained by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).