Ring Mountain (California)
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Ring Mountain is an elevated landform on the Tiburon Peninsula in Marin County, California. This mountain was named for George E. Ring, who served as a Marin County Supervisor from 1895 to 1903.[3]
Ring Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 603 ft (184 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 402 ft (123 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 37°54′35″N 122°29′09″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Marin County, California, U.S. |
Topo map | USGS San Quentin |
A number of rare and endangered plant species inhabit Ring Mountain.[4] The mountain's twin summits consist of serpentinite,[5] a rock which is very high in magnesium, producing soils of unusual chemistry (serpentine soil). The landscape is strewn with many sizable boulders which exhibit a variety of lithologies including high-pressure metamorphic rocks of amphibolite, blueschist, greenschist, and eclogite grade.[6]
Native American pecked curvilinear nucleated petroglyphs created by the Coast Miwok people are also found here.[7]