Tarantula Hill
Tarantula Hill, is a 1,057-foot-high (322 m) peak in Thousand Oaks, California.
It is located on a 45-acre (18 ha) open space and is operated by the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA). Climbing Tarantula Hill is a steep 0.5-mile (0.80 km) trail; the trailhead is located at 287 West Gainsborough Road, across the road from the main entrance to Conejo Valley Botanic Garden. Atop the mountain there is a 360-degree panoramic view of the Conejo Valley, the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains. There is also a fenced-in water reservoir located on top. It was once a popular hang-gliding site. It was once a volcanic mound but went dormant 16 million years ago.
The hill is located near the center of the Conejo Valley.
The origin of the name "Tarantula Hill" is unclear, although it has been called that since at least 1966. A brewery in Thousand Oaks is named for it. The hill is occasionally referred to as "Dawn's Peak", although that also refers to "Peak 6582, California" in Riverside county.
Sources
- ^ Philipp, Cathy (1997). On the Trail - Malibu to Santa Barbara. Cathy Philip Pub. Page 107. ISBN 9780965584807.
- ^ "Thousand Oaks Acorn | Thousand Oaks, CA News". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016.
- ^ Stone, Robert (2011). Day Hikes Around Ventura County. Day Hike Books. Pages 202-203. ISBN 9781573420624.
- ^ McKinney, John (2013). HIKE Ventura County: Best Day Hikes around Ventura, Ojai and the Simi Hills. The Trailmaster, Inc. Pages 82-83.
- ^ Philipp, Cathy (1997). On the Trail - Malibu to Santa Barbara. Cathy Philip Pub. Page 107. ISBN 9780965584807.
- ^ "Story of the Conejo Valley written in peaks, bluffs and ridges | VenturaCountyTrails.org News". www.venturacountytrails.org. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Sprankling, Miriam (2002). Discovering the Story of The Conejo Valley. Newbury Park, CA: Conejo Valley Historical Society. Page 75. ISBN 0-9725233-0-8.
- ^ "Battle flares over radio antenna tower atop 'Tarantula Hill'". Ventura County (Calif.) Star-Free Press. May 5, 1966. p. C-8.
no one is sure how it came to be christened.
- ^ "T.O. natives crafting city's first brewery". Thousand Oaks Acorn. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ McKinney, John (2013). HIKE Ventura County: Best Day Hikes around Ventura, Ojai and the Simi Hills. The Trailmaster, Inc. Page 83 refers to it as such.
- ^ "Peak 6582". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.