Book Overview
Rising 6,140 feet into the sky, Palomar Mountain is one of the highest peaks in San Diego County. It is best known as the location for the iconic Palomar Observatory and its giant 200-inch Hale telescope. But since the mid-1800s, this mile-high forested oasis in the Southern California desert has also been a haven to rustlers, ranchers, and recluses, as well as practitioners of high science and promoters of extraterrestrials. Early Luise o Indians...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:073857001X
ISBN13:9780738570013
Release Date:December 2009
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Best Palomar Mountain history book ever!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
A fantastic joy of the colorful history of the early Palomar pioneers, and the modern day mountain folk who live there daily. The photographs are outstanding! Mr. Bailey's knowledge of Palomar is legendary. I loved it.
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