Eastern Mojave Vegetation California Highway 25  
 

Tom Schweich  

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  California Highway 25 roughly follows the San Andreas Fault from US Highway 101 north of Hollister, south to California Highway 198, near King City.
 

Other Articles: U. S. Highway 101: at CA Hwy 25  

Junction: U. S. Highway 101
  • North to San Jose and San Francisco, or
  • South through the Salinas Valley to San Luis Obispo and, eventually, Los Angeles.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05  

Junction: Monterey Road

Other Articles: California Highway 156: at California Highway 25  

Junction: California Highway 156, southwest to San Juan Bautista.
Full Size Image Offset sidewalk in Hollister.    

Hollister

 
     

San Benito

 
Full Size Image Paicines Reservoir. Full Size Image Paicines Winery Full Size Image The Blossom Hill Winery.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040418010 17-Apr-05 at Paicines Panoche Road: Paicines

Locations: Paicines.  

Paicines

Junction: Panoche Road
  • Southeast to Panoche, and eventually to US Interstate 15.
Full 
Size Image San Andreas Rift Zone south of Paicines.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040418020  

 
Full Size Image Hummocky terrrain across the San Andreas Fault.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05  

South of Paicines the canyon narrows, and near Willow Creek and the Melendy Ranch, we saw this small ranch house perched on hummocky terrain.
Full 
Size Image Small valley parallel to San Andreas Fault, looking north toward the Bear Valley Fire Control Station.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05  

 
      There is a short section of Highway 25 that leaves the trace of the San Andreas Fault, and climbs up onto a plateau-like valley. The San Benito River is to the east, and followed by Willow Creek Road.
Full 
Size Image Small valley parallel to San Andreas Fault, looking south toward the Schmidt Ranch.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05  

 

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05 California Highway 146: at CA Hwy 25

Locations: Pinnacles National Monument.  

Junction: California Highway 146, west to Pinnacles National Monument.
Full Size Image Shutter ridges along the San Andreas fault. Full Size Image Sag pong along San Andreas fault.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05  

There is a place where southbound California Highway 25 crosses a ridge, rejoining the San Andreas fault zone, that several shutter ridges and a sag pond can be seen.

Other Articles: San Benito Lateral: at CA Hwy 25  

Junction: San Benito Lateral
  • East to the former town of San Benito, and to Old Hernandez Road.
Full 
Size Image Junction of CA Hwy 25 and Coalinga Road near Bitterwater.

Other Articles: Coalinga Road: at CA Highway 25  

Junction: Coalinga Road
  • Southeast past Hernandez Reservoir and Clear Creek Road, to Los Gatos Road.
Full 
Size Image Bitterwater, San Benito County, California.

Other Articles: CR G-13: at Bitterwater

Locations: Bitterwater.  

Bitterwater

Junction: Monterey G-13
  • Southwest to King City.

Literature Cited:
- Gudde, Erwin G., 1969 (3rd Ed.). Full Size Image La Laguna Vieja Rancho, at Bitterwater Lake, along California Highway 25.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05 Bitterwater Lk

Locations: Bitterwater Lake. La Laguna Vieja Rancho.  

Just south of Bitterwater, in Bitterwater Valley, is Bitterwater Lake. I'm guessing someone thought the water was bitter. Gudde (1969) notes at least fifty locations, lakes, and streams in California with a reference to bitterness of the water. "Amargosa" also refers to bitterness of the water, although modern Spanish uses "amargo" or "amargado" for the adjective "bitter." The location of Bitterwater Lake is also occupied by La Laguna Vieja Rancho.

Other Articles: Lewis Creek Road: at CA Hwy 25  

Junction: Lewis Creek Road
  • Southeast along Lewis Creek, dead end.

Other Articles: Lonoak Road: at CA Hwy 25  

Junction: Lonoak Road
Full 
Size Image View north in Peachtree Valley on CA Hwy 25.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Apr-05

Locations: Peachtree Valley.  

 
Full Size Image Looking north in Peachtree Valley from near CA Highway 198.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040418070

Locations: Peachtree Valley.  

 
Full Size Image Intersection of Highways 25 and 198 in Peachtree Valley.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040418080 CA Hwy 198: at CA Hwy 25  

Junction: California Highway 198
  • West to US Highway 101 at San Lucas, or
  • East to Coalinga, US Interstate 5, Visalia, and Sequoia National Park.
     

Literature Cited

  A list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography.
 
Gudde, Erwin G. 1969 (3rd Ed.). California Place Names. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1969. {TAS}

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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/15/2008 12:32:52 PM