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has excellent spring wildflower displays after wet winters. Late March brings out the early blooming specimens such as purple shooting stars (
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spp). The open grassland areas support a profusion of annual species including goldfields (Lasthenia spp.), sky lupine (
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Figueroa Mountain was named for a member of the well-known southern California family, the most eminent of whom was
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in 1833–35. In turn, the mountain itself served as the inspiration for the name for the
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ssp. clevelandii). Later arrivals on the mountain include chocolate lilies (
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Figueroa Mountain is located in California
Figueroa Mountain is located in the United States
Elevation
 NAVD 88
Coordinates
34°44′36″N 119°59′06″W / 34.743456703°N 119.9849431°W / 34.743456703; -119.9849431
Santa Barbara County
California
U.S.
Parent range
San Rafael Mountains
Topo map
USGS

Santa Barbara County
U.S. state
California
San Rafael Mountains
Transverse Ranges
Los Padres National Forest
José Figueroa
Alta California
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company
Dodecatheon clevelandii
Fritillaria biflora
Castilleja
Lupinus nanus
Eschscholzia californica
Salvia spathacea
Dipterostemon capitatus

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