Palomar Mountain

by Brad Bailey

Book Overview

Rising 6,140 feet into the sky, Palomar Mountain is one of the highest peaks in San Diego County. It is best known as the location for the iconic Palomar Observatory and its giant 200-inch Hale telescope. But since the mid-1800s, this mile-high forested oasis in the Southern California desert has also been a haven to rustlers, ranchers, and recluses, as well as practitioners of high science and promoters of extraterrestrials. Early Luise o Indians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073857001X
• ISBN13: 9780738570013
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Best Palomar Mountain history book ever!

A fantastic joy of the colorful history of the early Palomar pioneers, and the modern day mountain folk who live there daily. The photographs are outstanding! Mr. Bailey's knowledge of Palomar is legendary. I loved it.