Miracle Mile in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
How Did 27 Columbian Mammoths Fit in This Small Pit?
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 24, 2025
1. Columbian Mammoths Marker
Deep Down
Deep pit yields mammoth find
Pit 9 was far bigger than it now appears. Workers dug down 35 feet to find all its fossils. They pulled over 10,000 fossils from this one pit, including bones from 27 individual Columbian mammoths.
Jumbled Up
Bone jumbles take years to form
As in most La Brea pits, workers untangled fossils from dense bone jumbles. This jumble probably formed over many years.
bone jumble = a dense tangle of fossils typically found in La Brea's pits.
excavate = to dig up a fossil.
fossil = remains or impression of an animal of plant preserved by natural causes.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Paleontology.
Location. 34° 3.862′ N, 118° 21.455′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Miracle Mile. It can be reached from 6th Street east of Fairfax Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5902 W 6th Street, Los Angeles CA 90036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Transverse
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pit 9 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Pit 9 (a few steps from this marker); What's in the crates? (a few steps from this marker); Project 23 (a few steps from this marker); Project 23: Who, What, Why, Where, and How? (a few steps from this marker); Pit 91 (within shouting distance of this marker); Pits 3, 4, 61/67 (within shouting distance of this marker); Death Trap for Meat-Eaters (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 24, 2025
2. Columbian Mammoths Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 24, 2025
3. Columbian Mammoths Marker and Small Pit
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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