The Morning Sun Reaches the Top of Split Mountain

  ANZA-BORREGO CENTRAL: GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY

For Geology – Camels Head Wash, East Mesa, Elephant Knees, Fish Creek Wash, Layer Cake, Narrows Earth Trail, North Fork Fish Creek Wash, Sandstone Canyon, Split Mountain Gorge, US Gypsum Quarry, Wind Caves

People from all over the world come to Anza-Borrego to marvel at, and try to understand, its geology, some outstanding examples of which are:

Split Mountain Gorge

Unites States Gypsum Corporation Quarry

Fish Creek Wash

Borrego Badlands

Central Anza-Borrego also has its share of mines. The area abuts the old gold-mining country around Julian.