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San Luis Obispo Ranges

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Caliente Mountain (5106 ft/1556 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	1,939 sq mi / 5,022 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	233 mi / 375 km North-South 530 mi / 852 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 19' N; 120° 10' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of San Luis Obispo Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the San Luis Obispo Ranges.

Central California Coast Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Santa Cruz Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Gabilan Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Lucia Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Diablo Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Luis Obispo Ranges	Level 5
Temblor Range	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the San Luis Obispo Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Caliente Mountain	5106	1556
2.	Caliente Ridge	4425	1349
3.	Long Benchmark	4077	1243
4.	Machesna Mountain	4063	1238
5.	Peak 3784	3784	1153
6.	Pine Mountain	3782	1153
7.	Branch Mountain	3770	1149
8.	Black Mountain	3622	1104
9.	Peak 3562	3562	1086
10.	Peak 3465	3465	1056
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the San Luis Obispo Ranges

Caliente Mountain Caliente Mtn out in the middle of the (dry) Wild Wild West. (2015-10-03). Photo by Mr Wymore. Click here for larger-size photo.	Machesna Mountain The hike up to this point has been very nice, but the last half mile is mainly an ugly bushwhack. Also, watch out for rattlesnakes (2019-04-13). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pine Mountain Pine Mountain middle, San Jose Benchmark to right. Chamise everywhere (2021-11-04). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Branch Mountain Branch Mountain in the back, with the lookout building a barely-visible dot (2021-11-05). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Black Mountain The FAA radar dome on a subpeak is about the most exciting thing about the paved drive up Black Mountain. The views are good, though (2019-04-12). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Las Chiches Summit area, with highest rock at center. Black Mountain in the background with antennas (2021-11-04). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Lopez Mountain Lopez Mountain in the clouds on the approach from the east (2019-11-20). Photo by Craig Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.	Tessajera Benchmark A break in the brush leads up to the top of Tessajera Benchmark, a P1k (2018-05-02). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Tassajara Peak The high point is among these rocks (2018-05-02). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cerro Alto Cerro Alto from the trail (2019-11-03). Photo by Christopher Burdorf. Click here for larger-size photo.

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