Scenic view of the The Carrizo Plain from the Temblor Range.
Scenic view of the The Carrizo Plain from the Temblor Range which forms the eastern boundary of Carrizo Plain National Monument. The Carrizo Plain is a large enclosed grassland plain, approximately 50 miles long and up to 15 miles across, in southeastern San Luis Obispo County, California. It contains the 246,812-acre Carrizo Plain National Monument, and it is the largest single native grassland remaining in California. It includes Painted Rock in the Carrizo Plain Rock Art Discontiguous District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012 it was further designated a National Historic Landmark due to its archeological value. It is one of the easiest places to view surface fractures of the San Andreas Fault which traverses below the plain. The dry Soda Lake is in the foreground.
Size: 3600px × 5400px
Location: Carrizo Plain,California,USA
Photo credit: © Ron Koeberer / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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