Near San Juan Bautista in San Benito County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Fremont Peak Memorial
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 17, 2013
1. Fremont Peak Memorial Marker
Erected 1925 by Native Daughters of the Golden West, San Juan Bautista Parlor No. 179 & Copa de Oro Parlor No. 105 and Native Sons of the Golden West, Fremont Parlor No. 44.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1985.
Location. 36° 45.43′ N, 121° 30.235′ W. Marker is near San Juan Bautista, California, in San Benito County. It can be reached from San Juan Grade Road. This marker is in Fremont Peak State Park at the summit of Fremont Peak. Access is by trail only. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan Bautista CA 95045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is on Central Coast and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Charles Fremont (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fremont Peak (about 700 feet away); A Changing World (approx. 5.4 miles away); Natividad (approx. 5.4 miles away); Battle of Natividad (approx. 5.6 miles away); San Juan Pacific Railway
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Also see . . . Fremont Peak - summitpost.org. Previously named Gabilan Peak, the peak is now named Fremont Peak after John C. Fremont, an American military officer and later one of California's first U.S. Senators. (Submitted on January 19, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 17, 2013
2. Fremont Peak Memorial Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 17, 2013
3. Fremont Peak
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 17, 2013
4. View of San Juan Bautista from Fremont Peak
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 17, 2013
5. View of Salinas from Fremont Peak
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,185 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 19, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
