McKITTRICK BREA PIT #498
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N 35° 17.777 W 119° 37.562
11S E 261209 N 3909063
McKITTRICK BREA PIT
Waymark Code: WM27V9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2007
Views: 87
Located one-eighth mile west of here is an ancient asphaltum seepage in which hundreds of Pleistocene Age (15,000-50,000 years ago) birds and animals were trapped. The site was first explored in 1928 by the University of California - excavation was completed in 1949 by the Los Angeles and Kern County museums.
Location: SW corner of intersection of State Hwy 33 (P.M. 33. 5) and State Hwy 58 (P.M. 15.4), 0.5 mi S of McKittrick
The above taken from the State OHP website.
The marker is in a turnout on Hiway 58 at the Hiway 33 intersection.
Marker Number: 498.00
Marker Name: McKITTRICK BREA PIT
County: Kern
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 06/29/1952
Location:
SW corner of intersection of State Hwy 33 (P.M. 33. 5) and State Hwy 58 (P.M. 15.4), 0.5 mi S of McKittrick
Website: [Web Link]
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