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Caliente Roadless Area This area is predominantly a rugged, chaparral-covered,
mountainous terrain. The chaparral
includes red shank, Adenostoma sparsifolium, chamise, Adenostoma
fasciculatum, scrub
oak, Quercus sp., and Arctostaphylos spp. In some of the narrow valleys and on the ridges above
1,370 meters (4,500 feet) there are scattered pine - oak woodlands which consist
of Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, Engelmann
oak, Quercus engelmannii, and canyon oak, Quercus chrysolepis. Intermittent streams and permanent pools provide water
which supports an abundance of animals including coyotes, Canis latrans, deer,
Odocoileus hemionus, and numerous rodents. Bordered by the Agua Caliente Fault zone, the area is
underlain by granites of the Southern California batholith, dating to the
Cretaceous, and earlier granitic and metamorphic rocks. Sites of archaeological interest are present. Integrity: By
designation, there is no development in the area.
Four major fires have occurred in the area in the past 60 years; the
largest burned 320 hectares (800 acres) along Caliente Creek in 1953. Use: Research,
educational, observational, light recreation. August 1976
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