Plant Species of San Jacinto Mountain: Quercus X morehus, oracle oak, table of locations

Plant Species of San Jacinto Mountain: Quercus X morehus, oracle oak, Table of Locations

Table 1. Locations Of Oracle Oak at San Jacinto Mountain

# Date Latitude Longitude Elevation (feet) Source
1 01/26/12 33.68625 -116.70075 4814 SR243 oracle oak survey
2 01/26/12 33.70544 -116.72512 4519 SR243 oracle oak survey
3 01/26/12 33.7063 -116.72363 4531 SR243 oracle oak survey
4 01/26/12 33.70674 -116.72371 4551 SR243 oracle oak survey
5 01/26/12 33.71205 -116.71647 4735 SR243 oracle oak survey
6 01/26/12 33.72263 -116.72418 5048 SR243 oracle oak survey
7 01/26/12 33.72374 -116.7245 5064 SR243 oracle oak survey
8 01/26/12 33.73028 -116.7202 5210 SR243 oracle oak survey
9 01/26/12 33.72926 -116.7204 5201 SR243 oracle oak survey
10 01/26/12 33.73399 -116.72166 5272 SR243 oracle oak survey
11 01/31/12 33.70803 -116.72487 4513 i don't know how we managed to miss it, but there is another honking oracle oak in mountain center on the north side of the road at the end of that first big turn north of the junction of 74/243. tom, by my odometer it is 0.3 miles from our stop at the post office and 0.25 miles before our next stop at dore's.
12 04/02/12 33.73208 -116.7452 5081 near west end of ISOMATA; without even looking for them i spotted three more oracle oaks (quercus x morehus) confirming norm johnson's observations. two barely had a leaf remaining, but one near the end of the idyllwild arts campus was still conspicuously green.
13 04/04/12 33.7303 -116.75203 5052 mountain bike trails south of idyllwild arts and west of the grotto. 47 oracle oaks counted; 5 gps positions arbitrarily placed in area surveyed. they were most common on the west and south slopes of the ridge which favors interior live oak (quercus wislizeni) and all but nonexistant on the northeast side of the ridge which favors canyon live oak (quercus chrysolepis)
14 04/04/12 33.73057 -116.75353 4995 “
15 04/04/12 33.73098 -116.7541 4919 “
16 04/04/12 33.73072 -116.75562 4882 “
17 04/04/12 33.73235 -116.75172 4991 “
18 04/07/12 33.75065 -116.76009 5423 Beginning of Webster Trail
19 04/09/12 33.7517 -116.71842 5547 one small oracle oak on hwy 243 across the street from the strawberry creek bunkhouse.
20 11/20/12 33.74169 -116.72601 5268 Idyllwild County Park se area survey
21 11/20/12 33.74065 -116.72761 5255 Idyllwild County Park se area survey
22 11/20/12 33.73539 -116.76435 4715 Idyllwild County Park se area survey
23 11/20/12 33.74613 -116.72111 5506 Idyllwild County Park se area survey
24 11/20/12 33.74461 -116.72201 5326 Idyllwild County Park se area survey
25 11/01/13 33.73775 -116.77399 4452 spur road off of 5s06 at the navarettia location; i found what i am quite certain is an oracle oak, but the leaves were very small and no bigger than a wisliz leaf
26 12/02/13 33.73687 -116.70992 5701 four on tahquitz view before the pavement ends
27 12/02/13 33.7288 -116.69936 6405 Highest elevation oracle oak east of Granite Spring on 6400 foot contour; one fairly big one with multiple trunks
28 12/11/13 33.79625 -116.75473 5323 halfway between fuller mill creek and black mountain road
29 12/11/13 33.84718 -116.82001 4594 SR243 Survey: Mile 1.5 from Poppet Flats Road: Large Oracle Oak on right side of road
30 12/11/13 33.84293 -116.81402 4692 SR243 Survey: Mile 2.0 from Poppet Flats Road: Five large Oracle Oaks and as many or more small scrub like Oracles growing along with a grove of big old Black Oaks on the left side of road.
31 12/11/13 33.84093 -116.81215 4750 SR243 Survey: Mile 2.2 from Poppet Flats Road: Five Oracle Oaks above the road on the right side (confirmed 12/13/12)
32 12/11/13 33.83926 -116.80675 4813 SR243 Survey: Mile 2.5: ~50 feet below 3S08 ~1/4 mile east of SR243
33 12/11/13 33.82724 -116.79567 5147 SR243 Survey: Mile 3.8: Black Mountain Trailhead
34 12/11/13 33.82245 -116.79572 4964 SR243 Survey: Mile 4.1: 4S05: a small Oracle Oak ~50 feet below the piped spring
35 12/11/13 33.81067 -116.78857 5150 SR243 Survey: Mile 5.2: Another big Oracle Oak on the right side of the road and a possible second one at the bottom of the road bank.
36 12/12/13 33.82763 -116.79338 5276 Black Mountain Trail: about 0.1-0.2 miles from the trailhead, an oracle about 30 feet off trail on the left
37 12/13/13 33.80055 -116.78018 5377 Dave Stith observation, probably of UCR169495
38 12/15/13 33.80976 -116.77754 5487 James Reserve Nature Trail
39 12/15/13 33.80816 -116.77143 5625 James Reserve road past lodge at antenna site
40 12/16/13 33.75713 -116.72162 5852 Deer Springs Trail, mile 0.47
41 12/16/13 33.75644 -116.72169 5816 Deer Springs Trail, mile 0.42
42 12/17/13 33.72695 -116.70962 5697 May Valley Road: three where the road tops out on the top of the ridge ~0.25 mile above the junction of the two roads including one big one with three trunks.
43 12/17/13 33.75398 -116.72077 5659 Area northeast of Deer Springs Trailhead
44 12/18/13 33.73814 -116.77242 4424 Oracle survey near Navarettia location on Old Control Road
45 12/18/13 33.74122 -116.76003 4956 a few small oracles along 5s10 just above where it branches off from 5s06
46 12/18/13 33.74029 -116.75431 4981 nine in Alvin Meadow
47 12/18/13 33.74704 -116.7584 5444 Near 5S10 above the last switchback before the tree line which is where we stopped to look for the clarkia
48 12/18/13 33.74161 -116.75875 4977 just behind (north of) the big old oak we all marveled at at the end of alvin meadow
49 12/18/13 33.74171 -116.76184 4989 at about the same elevation as the one near the big old oak but west on the other side of 5s10
50 12/18/13 33.73592 -116.76167 4729 small-leaved one on 5S13
51 12/18/13 33.74772 -116.7607 5370 close to Peak 5383, aka Rattlesnake Rock
52 12/27/13 33.75559 -116.69321 6240 ernie maxwell trail near mile 0.8 from humber park on 12/27/13 by dave
53 12/30/13 33.76747 -116.75171 5589 stith survey of 5S09: near 5606 knoll at mile 1.1
54 12/30/13 33.76715 -116.75098 5554 stith survey of 5S09: near 5606 knoll at mile 1.1
55 12/30/13 33.7658 -116.75562 5408 stith survey of 5S09: near mile 1.4
56 12/30/13 33.76402 -116.75808 5390 stith survey of 5S09: near mile 1.6 just past Reno's Rock
57 12/30/13 33.76268 -116.76304 5334 stith survey of 5S09: mile 2.0
58 12/30/13 33.76285 -116.76672 5313 stith survey of 5S09: knoll west of road at mile 2.2
59 12/30/13 33.76395 -116.76488 5256 stith survey of 5S09: mile 2.3
60 12/30/13 33.76832 -116.76216 5015 stith survey of 5S09: mile 2.7
61 12/30/13 33.77233 -116.77276 4477 stith survey of 5S09: mile 4.2
62 12/30/13 33.76571 -116.75375 5456 stith survey of 5S09: near 5606 knoll at mile 1.1
63 ? 33.81952 -116.79181 5043 mentioned in 12/17/13 email: a couple of possible oracles in the distance across the hwy from bay tree springs
64 01/03/14 33.82138 -116.80699 4507 stith survey of 4S05, 1.4 miles down from SR243
65 01/03/14 33.82685 -116.801 4859 stith survey of 4S05, oak inside bend of road between mile 0.7 and 1.05
66 01/03/14 33.81795 -116.79127 5172 stith survey of 4S05 / SR243; ridge sw of Bay Tree Springs 1
67 01/07/14 33.76561 -116.74642 5760 additional oracle on 5S09 discovered after surveying gated dirt road to north

#	Date	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation (feet)	Source
1	01/26/12	33.68625	-116.70075	4814	SR243 oracle oak survey
2	01/26/12	33.70544	-116.72512	4519	SR243 oracle oak survey
3	01/26/12	33.7063	-116.72363	4531	SR243 oracle oak survey
4	01/26/12	33.70674	-116.72371	4551	SR243 oracle oak survey
5	01/26/12	33.71205	-116.71647	4735	SR243 oracle oak survey
6	01/26/12	33.72263	-116.72418	5048	SR243 oracle oak survey
7	01/26/12	33.72374	-116.7245	5064	SR243 oracle oak survey
8	01/26/12	33.73028	-116.7202	5210	SR243 oracle oak survey
9	01/26/12	33.72926	-116.7204	5201	SR243 oracle oak survey
10	01/26/12	33.73399	-116.72166	5272	SR243 oracle oak survey
11	01/31/12	33.70803	-116.72487	4513	i don't know how we managed to miss it, but there is another honking oracle oak in mountain center on the north side of the road at the end of that first big turn north of the junction of 74/243. tom, by my odometer it is 0.3 miles from our stop at the post office and 0.25 miles before our next stop at dore's.
12	04/02/12	33.73208	-116.7452	5081	near west end of ISOMATA; without even looking for them i spotted three more oracle oaks (quercus x morehus) confirming norm johnson's observations. two barely had a leaf remaining, but one near the end of the idyllwild arts campus was still conspicuously green.
13	04/04/12	33.7303	-116.75203	5052	mountain bike trails south of idyllwild arts and west of the grotto. 47 oracle oaks counted; 5 gps positions arbitrarily placed in area surveyed. they were most common on the west and south slopes of the ridge which favors interior live oak (quercus wislizeni) and all but nonexistant on the northeast side of the ridge which favors canyon live oak (quercus chrysolepis)
14	04/04/12	33.73057	-116.75353	4995	“
15	04/04/12	33.73098	-116.7541	4919	“
16	04/04/12	33.73072	-116.75562	4882	“
17	04/04/12	33.73235	-116.75172	4991	“
18	04/07/12	33.75065	-116.76009	5423	Beginning of Webster Trail
19	04/09/12	33.7517	-116.71842	5547	one small oracle oak on hwy 243 across the street from the strawberry creek bunkhouse.
20	11/20/12	33.74169	-116.72601	5268	Idyllwild County Park se area survey
21	11/20/12	33.74065	-116.72761	5255	Idyllwild County Park se area survey
22	11/20/12	33.73539	-116.76435	4715	Idyllwild County Park se area survey
23	11/20/12	33.74613	-116.72111	5506	Idyllwild County Park se area survey
24	11/20/12	33.74461	-116.72201	5326	Idyllwild County Park se area survey
25	11/01/13	33.73775	-116.77399	4452	spur road off of 5s06 at the navarettia location; i found what i am quite certain is an oracle oak, but the leaves were very small and no bigger than a wisliz leaf
26	12/02/13	33.73687	-116.70992	5701	four on tahquitz view before the pavement ends
27	12/02/13	33.7288	-116.69936	6405	Highest elevation oracle oak east of Granite Spring on 6400 foot contour; one fairly big one with multiple trunks
28	12/11/13	33.79625	-116.75473	5323	halfway between fuller mill creek and black mountain road
29	12/11/13	33.84718	-116.82001	4594	SR243 Survey: Mile 1.5 from Poppet Flats Road: Large Oracle Oak on right side of road
30	12/11/13	33.84293	-116.81402	4692	SR243 Survey: Mile 2.0 from Poppet Flats Road: Five large Oracle Oaks and as many or more small scrub like Oracles growing along with a grove of big old Black Oaks on the left side of road.
31	12/11/13	33.84093	-116.81215	4750	SR243 Survey: Mile 2.2 from Poppet Flats Road: Five Oracle Oaks above the road on the right side (confirmed 12/13/12)
32	12/11/13	33.83926	-116.80675	4813	SR243 Survey: Mile 2.5: ~50 feet below 3S08 ~1/4 mile east of SR243
33	12/11/13	33.82724	-116.79567	5147	SR243 Survey: Mile 3.8: Black Mountain Trailhead
34	12/11/13	33.82245	-116.79572	4964	SR243 Survey: Mile 4.1: 4S05: a small Oracle Oak ~50 feet below the piped spring
35	12/11/13	33.81067	-116.78857	5150	SR243 Survey: Mile 5.2: Another big Oracle Oak on the right side of the road and a possible second one at the bottom of the road bank.
36	12/12/13	33.82763	-116.79338	5276	Black Mountain Trail: about 0.1-0.2 miles from the trailhead, an oracle about 30 feet off trail on the left
37	12/13/13	33.80055	-116.78018	5377	Dave Stith observation, probably of UCR169495
38	12/15/13	33.80976	-116.77754	5487	James Reserve Nature Trail
39	12/15/13	33.80816	-116.77143	5625	James Reserve road past lodge at antenna site
40	12/16/13	33.75713	-116.72162	5852	Deer Springs Trail, mile 0.47
41	12/16/13	33.75644	-116.72169	5816	Deer Springs Trail, mile 0.42
42	12/17/13	33.72695	-116.70962	5697	May Valley Road: three where the road tops out on the top of the ridge ~0.25 mile above the junction of the two roads including one big one with three trunks.
43	12/17/13	33.75398	-116.72077	5659	Area northeast of Deer Springs Trailhead
44	12/18/13	33.73814	-116.77242	4424	Oracle survey near Navarettia location on Old Control Road
45	12/18/13	33.74122	-116.76003	4956	a few small oracles along 5s10 just above where it branches off from 5s06
46	12/18/13	33.74029	-116.75431	4981	nine in Alvin Meadow
47	12/18/13	33.74704	-116.7584	5444	Near 5S10 above the last switchback before the tree line which is where we stopped to look for the clarkia
48	12/18/13	33.74161	-116.75875	4977	just behind (north of) the big old oak we all marveled at at the end of alvin meadow
49	12/18/13	33.74171	-116.76184	4989	at about the same elevation as the one near the big old oak but west on the other side of 5s10
50	12/18/13	33.73592	-116.76167	4729	small-leaved one on 5S13
51	12/18/13	33.74772	-116.7607	5370	close to Peak 5383, aka Rattlesnake Rock
52	12/27/13	33.75559	-116.69321	6240	ernie maxwell trail near mile 0.8 from humber park on 12/27/13 by dave
53	12/30/13	33.76747	-116.75171	5589	stith survey of 5S09: near 5606 knoll at mile 1.1
54	12/30/13	33.76715	-116.75098	5554	stith survey of 5S09: near 5606 knoll at mile 1.1
55	12/30/13	33.7658	-116.75562	5408	stith survey of 5S09: near mile 1.4
56	12/30/13	33.76402	-116.75808	5390	stith survey of 5S09: near mile 1.6 just past Reno's Rock
57	12/30/13	33.76268	-116.76304	5334	stith survey of 5S09: mile 2.0
58	12/30/13	33.76285	-116.76672	5313	stith survey of 5S09: knoll west of road at mile 2.2
59	12/30/13	33.76395	-116.76488	5256	stith survey of 5S09: mile 2.3
60	12/30/13	33.76832	-116.76216	5015	stith survey of 5S09: mile 2.7
61	12/30/13	33.77233	-116.77276	4477	stith survey of 5S09: mile 4.2
62	12/30/13	33.76571	-116.75375	5456	stith survey of 5S09: near 5606 knoll at mile 1.1
63	?	33.81952	-116.79181	5043	mentioned in 12/17/13 email: a couple of possible oracles in the distance across the hwy from bay tree springs
64	01/03/14	33.82138	-116.80699	4507	stith survey of 4S05, 1.4 miles down from SR243
65	01/03/14	33.82685	-116.801	4859	stith survey of 4S05, oak inside bend of road between mile 0.7 and 1.05
66	01/03/14	33.81795	-116.79127	5172	stith survey of 4S05 / SR243; ridge sw of Bay Tree Springs 1
67	01/07/14	33.76561	-116.74642	5760	additional oracle on 5S09 discovered after surveying gated dirt road to north

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Plant Species of San Jacinto Mountain: Quercus X morehus, oracle oak, Table of Locations

Table 1. Locations Of Oracle Oak at San Jacinto Mountain