Elephants Playground
The Elephants Playground is a rock formation located in Genesee, Plumas County, California.[1] The area burned in the 2019 Walker Fire.
Description
[edit]Elephant's Playground was named by early Anglo-American settlers because the boulders can resemble a herd of elephant torsos. The boulder rock formations are huge, round, somewhat smooth and tightly packed.[2]
Elephants Playground has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "California Places, Elephants Playground in Plumas County". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
- ^ "Elephant's_Playground". Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ Vedral, Joyce L. (15 October 1990). Uncle John's Third Bathroom Reader. St. Martin's Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-312-04586-9.
External links
[edit]- Elephants Playground (area)
- Elephants Playground, Plumas County, California, USA - Maps, Photos, Weather, Local Links
40°04′00″N 120°37′00″W / 40.0667°N 120.6167°W
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