La Panza Canyon Explained

La Panza Canyon is a valley in the La Panza Range in San Luis Obispo County, California. Its mouth is at an elevation of 1509 feet (460m).

This canyon was the site of a gold strike and gold rush in 1878, that led to the founding of La Panza, California.[1]

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35.3722°N -120.1428°W

Notes and References

  1. Erwin Gustav Gudde, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, University of California Press, 1960, p.172

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