Morro Rock
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Morro Rock An important mariner's navigational landfall for over 300 years. Chronicled in the diaries of Portola, Fr. Crespi and Constanso in 1769 when they camped near this area on their trek to find Monterey. Sometimes called the "Gibraltar of the Pacific". It is the last in the famous chain of nine peaks which start in the city of San Luis Obispo.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 821 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Rec- reation in cooperation with the Morro Bay Chamber of Com- merce and the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society. May 28, 1958
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