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{{Short description|Mountain in California, United States}}
[[File:LaCumbrePeak.jpg|thumb|right|300px|La Cumbre Peak, viewed from the east. While the mountain is composed of [[Matilija Sandstone]], a prominent outcrop of the [[Juncal Formation]] is in the foreground.]]▼
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'''''La Cumbre Peak''''' is a 3,995 foot (1,217 meters) peak in the [[Santa Ynez Mountains]] north of [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[California]]. Made up of boulders and slabs of the [[Matilija Sandstone]] amid groves of pine trees, it is the highest summit near to the city.<ref name="Norris">{{cite book |title=The geology and landscape of Santa Barbara County, California|last= Norris|first= Robert M.|authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2003|publisher= Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History|location= Santa Barbara, California|isbn= 0-936494-35-2|pages= 80–81|url= }}</ref> Higher summits in the Santa Ynez Range can be found to the west (Santa Ynez Peak) and east (Divide Peak).▼
| name = La Cumbre Peak
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| elevation_ft = 3997
| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}<ref name="ngs">{{cite ngs |pid=EW8015 |name=Near La Cumbre |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 1010
| prominence_ref = <ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=24162 |name=La Cumbre Peak, California |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref>
| range = [[Santa Ynez Mountains]]
| location = [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]], [[California]], U.S.
| map = USA California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
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| coordinates = {{coord|34.
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Santa Barbara
| easiest_route = Road
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East Camino Cielo (originally known as ''Ridge Route'') was constructed between October 1930 and June 1931 as a single lane road that extended {{convert|18|mi|km|abbr=off}} from [[San Marcos Pass]] to the summit of La Cumbre Peak. The intermittently curvaceous road was opened to the public, built with frequent turnouts and a set maximum speed limit of {{convert|15|mi|km|abbr=on}} per hour.<ref name="ForestLookouts">{{cite web|url=https://californialookouts.weebly.com/la-cumbre-peak.html|title=Forest Lookouts: La Cumbre Peak - Los Padres National Forest|publisher=Ronkemnow.weebly.com|date=24 Mar 2021}}</ref> Today the road is frequently used by runners and cyclists for training, as the elevation gain is substantial and sustained, while there is relatively little car traffic.
Construction of a fire lookout station upon the summit featuring a seasonal glass house was completed in the summer of 1923 by the [[United States Forest Service|US Forest Service]], but may have been impacted by a fire that approached it from three sides in September of that year.<ref name="ForestLookouts" /> In 1946, "La Cumbre Peak Lookout" was built to replace a ''California Region 5 Plan 4AR cabin'' that was mounted on a {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}} open timber tower. Utilizing an ''"innovative experimental design"'' that employed relatively high walls and sloped glass, the newer structure was considered to be expensive for its time (at a cost of $6,500) and was therefore the only model of its type to be constructed. The lookout was listed in the [[National Historic Lookout Register]] on June 19, 2010.<ref name="NHLR">{{cite web|url=http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/ca/la-cumbre-peak-lookout/|website=National Historic Lookout Register|title=La Cumbre Peak Lookout: US 882, CA 92|publisher=American Resources, Inc. and Forest Fire Lookout Association|location=Vienna, Virginia|date=July 31, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite gnis |id=244399 |name=La Cumbre Peak}}
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[[Category:Mountains of Santa Barbara County, California]]▼
▲[[Category:Mountains of Santa Barbara County, California]]
[[Category:Santa Ynez Mountains]]
[[Category:Mountains of Southern California]]
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